Genesis

Genesis 46:8–27

8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel,a Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar,b and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah,c Job,d and Shimron.

14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram,e in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

16The sons of Gad: Ziphion,f Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,g and Areli.

17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.

19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

20Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.h

21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob — fourteen in all.

23The son of Dan: Hushim.

24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel — seven in all.

26All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt— his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons— numbered sixty-six persons. 27And with the two sonsi who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventyj in all.

Footnotes

  • a 46:10 Jemuel is another name for Nemuel; see Numbers 26:12|NUM 26:12.
  • b 46:10 Zohar is a variant of Zerah; see Numbers 26:13|NUM 26:13and 1 Chronicles 4:24.
  • c 46:13 Hebrew; SP and Syriac Puah; see 1 Chronicles 7:1|1CH 7:1.
  • d 46:13 Hebrew; SP and some LXX manuscripts Jashub; see Numbers 26:24|NUM 26:24and 1 Chronicles 7:1.
  • e 46:15 That is, northwest Mesopotamia
  • f 46:16 SP and LXX Zephon; see also Numbers 26:15|NUM 26:15.
  • g 46:16 Arodi is a variant of Arod; see Numbers 26:17|NUM 26:17.
  • h 46:20 That is, Heliopolis, as in LXX
  • i 46:27 Hebrew; LXX the nine sons, probably including Joseph’s grandsons through Ephraim and Manasseh; see 1 Chronicles 7:14–29|1CH 7:14-29.
  • j 46:27 Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5|EXO 1:5); LXX (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five

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Genesis 46:8 Exodus 1:1–5 · Deuteronomy 33:6 · 1 Chronicles 2:1–55

Genesis 46:10 Exodus 6:15 · Genesis 29:33

Genesis 46:11 Genesis 29:34

Genesis 46:12 Genesis 38:10 · Genesis 38:7 · Genesis 29:35 · 1 Chronicles 4:21

Genesis 46:13 1 Chronicles 12:32

Genesis 46:15 Genesis 29:32–35 · Genesis 30:17–21

Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:15–17 · Genesis 30:11

Genesis 46:17 Genesis 30:13 · Genesis 49:20

Genesis 46:18 Genesis 29:24

Genesis 46:19 Genesis 44:27

Genesis 46:20 Genesis 41:50–52 · Genesis 41:45

Genesis 46:21 1 Chronicles 7:6–12

Genesis 46:24 1 Chronicles 7:13

Genesis 46:25 Genesis 29:29

Genesis 46:26 Exodus 1:5

Genesis 46:27 Acts 7:14 · Deuteronomy 10:22 · Exodus 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.