→ Son of Jacob Ge 29:32; 1Ch 2:1
→ Brings mandrakes (an aphrodisiac) to his mother Ge 30:14
→ Commits incest with one of his father' s concubines, and, in consequence, forfeits his birthright Ge 35:22; 49:4; 1Ch 5:1
→ Adroitly seeks to save Joseph from the conspiracy of his brothers Ge 37:21-30; 42:22