Bible Verses About The Tribe Of Reuben

But if they will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.

And the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben answered: As the Lord hath spoken to his servants, so will we do:

We will go armed before the Lord into the land of Chanaan, and we confess that we have already received our possession beyond the Jordan.

Moses therefore gave to the children of Gad and of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasses the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land and the cities thereof round about.

But the children of Ruben built Hesebon, and Eleale, and Cariathaim,

And Nabo, and Baalmeon (their names being changed) and Sabama: giving names to the cities which they had built.

And to the tribes of Ruben and Gad I gave of the land of Galaad as far as the torrent Arnon, half the torrent, and the confines even unto the torrent Jeboc, which is the border of the children of Ammon:

And the plain of the wilderness, and the Jordan, and the borders of Cenereth unto the sea of the desert, which is the most salt sea, to the foot of mount Phasga eastward.

And I commanded you at that time, saying: The Lord your God giveth you this land for an inheritance, go ye well appointed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the strong men of you.

Leaving your wives and children and cattle. For I know you have much cattle, and they must remain in the cities, which I have delivered to you.

Until the Lord give rest to your brethren, as he hath given to you: and they also possess the land, which he will give them beyond the Jordan: then shall every man return to his possession, which I have given you.

And over against them shall stand on mount Hebal to curse: Ruben, Gad, and Aser, and Zabulon, Dan, and Nephtali.

Let Ruben live, and not die, and be he small in number.

And Moses gave a possession to the children of Ruben according to their kindreds.

And their border was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the torrent Arnon, and in the midst of the valley of the same torrent: all the plain, that leadeth to Medaba,

And Hesebon, and all their villages, which are in the plains. Dibon also, and Bamothbaal, and the town of Baalmaon,

And Jassa, and Cidimoth, and Mephaath,

And Cariathaim, and Sabama, and Sarathasar in the mountain of the valley.

Bethphogor and Asedoth, Phasga and Bethiesimoth,

And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdoms of Sehon king of the Amorrhites, that reigned in Hesebon, whom Moses slew with the princes of Madian: Hevi, and Recem, and Sur and Hur, and Rebe, dukes of Sehon inhabitants of the land.

Balaam also the son of Beor the soothsayer, the children of Israel slew with the sword among the rest that were slain.

And the river Jordan was the border of the children of Ruben. This is the possession of the Rubenites, by their kindreds, of cities and villages.

At the same time Joshua called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses,

And said to them: You have done all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: you have also obeyed me in all things,

Neither have you left your brethren this long time, until this present day, keeping the commandment of the Lord your God.