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Ῥουβήν
Rhoubēn
G4502
N:N-M-P Greek

Reuben

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Rhouben identifies Reuben in the listing of tribes from which twelve thousand are sealed.

The attested use identifies Reuben as the tribe named in the enumeration of groups from which twelve thousand are sealed.

Senses in use

  1. Reuben named in a tribal enumeration · dominant

    In Revelation 7:5, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the clause naming a tribe; the APB renders the sequence, “from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,” within the listing of those sealed.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 7:5, the APB presents the name in the phrase “from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand.” The verse is read as a whole, but its tribal enumeration confirms the clause context.

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