The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
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ALSO the sons of Reuben the first begotten of Israel (for he was his first begotten: (a) but when he had violated his fathers bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not reputed for the first begotten.
(a) See annotations; Gen. 49. nu. 4.
Because thou didest ascend thy fathers bed] For this crime of incest Reuben was deprived of his first-birth-right. Who being by order of birth former in guistes, whereby he should have had double portion; and greater in Empire, Whereby he should have been Prince or Lord over his brethren, the former prerogative was given to Joseph, whose two sons were heads of two Tribes, the other was given to the Tribe of Juda, in David and his posterity. He was also deprived of his prerogative in Priesthood, which was after annexed to the Tribe of Levi, Whereupon the Chaldee paraphrases speaketh thus to Reuben: It belonged to thee to have received three better letters then thy brethren, Priesthood, Best portion, and the Kingdom: But because thou hast sinned, the double portion is given to Joseph, the Kingdom to Judas, and Priesthood to Levi.
