Jacob and Leah’s fourth son. He suggests the brothers sell Joseph as a slave to avoid killing him, but he feels remorse for what he does. He always argues with Simeon. He is tormented by guilt. He offers himself to be a slave in Benjamin’s place when they are in Egypt. He is married to Eliza and has three sons: Er, Onan and Selah. He becomes a widower and gets involved with his daughter-in-law, Tamar.