Reuben means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.
Biblical namesake: Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob and Leah, remembered as the founder of the tribe of Reuben and for trying to save Joseph from his brothers. (Genesis · Genesis 29:32, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:21-22)
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