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Genesis 35:10

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35:10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel. 1 

Genesis 35:22

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35:22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with 2  Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

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[35:10]  1 tn Heb “and he called his name Israel.” The referent of the pronoun “he” (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[35:22]  2 tn Heb “and Reuben went and lay with.” The expression “lay with” is a euphemism for having sexual intercourse.



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