Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites: (Numbers 26:5)
Literally, “Reuben, the first-born” (see Gen. 46:8, 9; Ex. 6:14; Num. 1:20; 1 Chron. 5:3).The four names listed in vs. 5 and 6 were distinguished families within the tribe of Reuben, and agree with the other lists in the references given.