“This is a prophecy and not a blessing. In fact, the blessing is concerned with someone who is blessed, while the prophecy is fulfilled when a certain action is accomplished. How will the explanation proposed above agree with these words of the Scripture: "All these are the twelve tribes of Israel; and this is what the…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — THE BLESSINGS OF THE PATRIARCHS 12
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1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
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— Genesis 49:1 —
2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: