1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," he replied. 3 "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. 7 Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters - all his offspring.
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These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
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The sons of Reuben:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
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The sons of Simeon:
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar 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 had died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, 1 Jashub 2 and Shimron.
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The sons of Zebulun:
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
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These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, 3 besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
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The sons of Gad:
Zephon, 4 Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
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The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
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These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah - sixteen in all.
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The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel:
Joseph and Benjamin.
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In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 5
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The sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
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These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob - fourteen in all.
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The son of Dan:
Hushim.
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The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
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These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel - seven in all.
26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob - those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons' wives - numbered sixty-six persons. 27 With the two sons 6 who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob's family, which went to Egypt, were seventy 7 in all.