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The horrible destiny of Reuben- part 2

” וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן בִּימֵי קְצִיר-חִטִּים, וַיִּמְצָא דוּדָאִים בַּשָּׂדֶה, וַיָּבֵא אֹתָם, אֶל-לֵאָה אִמּוֹ; וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל, אֶל-לֵאָה, תְּנִי-נָא לִי, מִדּוּדָאֵי בְּנֵךְ.  וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ, הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת-אִישִׁי, וְלָקַחַת, גַּם אֶת-דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי; וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל, לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה, תַּחַת, דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵךְ.  וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב מִן-הַשָּׂדֶה, בָּעֶרֶב, וַתֵּצֵא לֵאָה לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלַי תָּבוֹא, כִּי שָׂכֹר שְׂכַרְתִּיךָ בְּדוּדָאֵי בְּנִי; וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ, בַּלַּיְלָה [...]

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The horrible destiny of Reuben- part 1

As you probably have noticed, when you are reading all the stories in the book of Genesis, the first born is not getting what he deserves according to the law in Deuteronomy. Today, I wanted to share with you my thoughts about Reuben, the first born of Jacob, the first tribe actually, the one that should [...]

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One name – two different meanings- genesis 30:14-18

When you look at the scriptures consistently some things seems to be repeatedly like the birth of one child and the explanation of the name before or after the birth. But for me my friends, I am looking the things that are unique, the pattern that is not a pattern; for this matter I am [...]

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