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Reuven and Bilhah
Introduction
The Torah discusses Reuven's actions with Bilhah in but half a verse:
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וַיְהִי בִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיֵּלֶךְ רְאוּבֵן וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֶת בִּלְהָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִיו וַיִּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר.
And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
The verse reveals almost nothing of the incident, sharing only that Reuven had relations with his father's concubine. The text discusses neither Reuven's motives nor what Yaakov did after hearing of the fact.
