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The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 7

1 min 1 verses Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. VIII (translated by Rev. Dr. Sinker, 1870), public domain. Chapters are numbered in order from Reuben 1 to Benjamin 12, and verse numbers are this archive's own sentence divisions.

Reuben 7

Reuben died after giving command to his sons, who then placed his body in a coffin in Egypt.

A1🔗nd Reuben died after that he had given command to his sons; and they placed him in a coffin until they bore him up from Egypt, and buried him in Hebron in the double cave where his fathers were.

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Reuben died after giving command to his sons, who then placed his body in a coffin in Egypt.

2

His sons kept Reuben in a coffin until they could bear him up from the land of Egypt.

3

Reuben was carried from Egypt to be buried in the city of Hebron with his ancestors.

4

The burial place chosen for Reuben was the double cave in Hebron where his fathers already rested.

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After his death in Egypt Reuben joined his fathers in the double cave at Hebron for final burial.

Continue Reading The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 8 Simeon 1

With Reuben buried in Hebron, the book turns to his brother Simeon, who confesses a different sin, his envy of Joseph.

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