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[a]and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.(A)

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  1. 46:9–27 This genealogical list is based on the clan lists (Nm 26:5–50) from the Mosaic period.

Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. 14 These are the heads of their ancestral houses.[a] The sons of Reuben,(A) the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben.

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  1. 6:14 The purpose of the genealogy here is to give the line from which Moses and Aaron sprang, with special emphasis placed on the line of Aaron. Reuben and Simeon are mentioned first because, as older brothers of Levi, their names occur before his in the genealogy.

(A)Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The descendants of Reuben by their clans were: through Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; through Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; through Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; through Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.

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