1. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. (He was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled the couch of his father his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, son of Israel, so that he is not listed in the family records according to his birthright.
2. Judah, in fact, became powerful among his brothers, so that the ruler came from him, though the birthright had been Joseph’s.)
3. The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4. His son was Joel, whose son was Shemaiah, whose son was Gog, whose son was Shimei,
5. whose son was Micah, whose son was Reaiah, whose son was Baal,
6. whose son was Beerah, whom Tilgath-pileser, the king of Assyria, took into exile; he was a prince of the Reubenites.