Reuben

The man who would come to be known as Roy Masters was born Reuben Obermeister in 1920s London.
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“She was born into slavery,” Reuben said of her character, Elizabeth Keckley.
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Seated between two fellow reporters I ordered a Reuben sandwich and sipped from a tall glass of ice water.
The Boys on the Bus|Ben Crair|November 3, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Reuben left the cottage with the green shutters before the sun had entered the smudge of horizon clouds.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn

Indeed, I am sure they would not, if they were at home, but what am I to do with Reuben?
Brotherly Love|Mrs. Sherwood
Reuben followed suit, and the destruction wrought by the gnus was at once manifest.
Under Drake's Flag|G. A. Henty
Dost thou know, Reuben, what has befallen to make my father look as he did but now?
The Sign Of The Red Cross|Evelyn Everett-Green
So Reuben goes back to Ashfield with a very modest and quiet bearing.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various

British Dictionary definitions for reuben

Reuben

/ (ˈruːbɪn) /

noun Old Testament

the eldest son of Jacob and Leah: one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 29:30)

the Israelite tribe descended from him

the territory of this tribe, lying to the northeast of the Dead Sea

Douay spelling: Ruben

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Reuben

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noun Old Testament