Genesis 29:32 records Reuben's birth, the origin of the sons of Reuben listed here.

Exodus 6:14 repeats the exact same list of Reuben's sons, confirming the tribal genealogies.

Numbers 26:5 again lists Reuben's sons with their clans, directly parallel to this genealogy.

1 Chronicles 5:3 repeats the exact list of Reuben's sons—a genealogical parallel.

Numbers 1:20 begins the census of Reuben, the tribe descended from these sons named here.