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bed

Meaning of “bed”

Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.

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90 occurrences87 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 48:2

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1 Chronicles 5:1
NOW the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:1 · retained source text

¶ Now the sonnes of Reuben the first borne of Israel, (for hee was the first borne, but, forasmuch as he defiled his fathers bed, his birthright was giuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel: and the genealogie is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

1611 marginal noteGen. 35.22. and 49.4.

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