Reuben ... — The sons of the legitimate wives are placed first, then those of the concubines. Leah has precedence over Rachel; Bil…

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher .
] Who are last mentioned, being sons of the concubine wives.

During more than 200 years, while Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived at liberty, the Hebrews increased slowly; only about seventy persons went down in…