Holy Scripture
1 Chronicles 5:1
A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but because of his going up to his father’s couch, his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, even the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as firstborn;
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— 1 Chronicles 5:1 —
2for Judah was very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing was Joseph’s).
3The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.