Those Who Went to Egypt

(Exodus 1:1–7)

[Jacob] took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons [and] his daughters and granddaughters all his offspring.

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The Children of Leah

• Now these are the names of the sons of Israel( Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
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• The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
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• The sons of Simeon: Jemuel,[fn] Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar,[fn] and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
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• The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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• The 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.
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• The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah,[fn] Job,[fn] and Shimron.
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• The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
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• These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram,[fn] in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters [was] thirty-three
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The Children of Zilpah

• The sons of Gad: Ziphion,[fn] Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,[fn] and Areli.
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• The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
• The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
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• These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah — whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.
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The Children of Rachel

• The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
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• Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter vvv of Potiphera, priest of On
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• The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
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• These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob — fourteen in all.
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The Children of Bilhah

• The son of Dan: Hushim.
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• The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
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• These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel — seven in all
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All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt— his direct descendants besides the wives of Jacob’s sons— [numbered] sixty-six persons. 27 And with the two sons[fn] who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt [were] seventy[fn] in all.

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