The Sons of Reuben, the First Born of Israel

The sons of reuben, the first born of israel, polluted his father's couch. They were not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright. And they made war upon the hegrites, jetur, nafish and nodab. The members of the half tribe of manassa dwelt in the land from bashan to baal hermon. These were the heads of their fathers houses. So the god israel stirred up the spirit of tilgath, pineser, king of assyria. He carried away the reubenites, gadites and the half tribeof manasse. For many fell slain because the war was of god.