Genesis 46:8-27

Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt

8 p Now q these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. r Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, 9 and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 The sons of s Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 The sons of t Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but u Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of v Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 w The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. 14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, x whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.

16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17 y The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 z These are the sons of Zilpah, a whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob - sixteen persons.

19 The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 And b to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of c On, bore to him. 21 And d the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob - fourteen persons in all.

23 The sons of Dan: Hushim. 24 e The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25 f These are the sons of Bilhah, g whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob - seven persons in all.

26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. h All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 46:8 - 11
    Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
    Exodus 6:14 - 16
    These are the heads of their fathers' houses: the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the clans of Reuben.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 1:1 - 5
    These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 26:5
    Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites.
    1 Chronicles 5:1 - 3
    The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel ( for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son.
  4. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:1
    The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 2:3
    The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death.
    1 Chronicles 4:21
    The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea.
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 38:3
    And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
    Genesis 38:7
    But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
    Genesis 38:10
    And what he did was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 38:29
    But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Therefore his name was called Perez.
    1 Chronicles 2:5
    The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
  8. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:1
    The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 29:32 - 35
    And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, for she said, "Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.
    Genesis 30:1 - 21
    When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!
  10. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:30
    The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 30:10 - 13
    Then Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 29:24
    (Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)
  13. Cross References
    Genesis 41:50 - 52
    Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him.
  14. Cross References
    Genesis 41:45
    And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
  15. Cross References
    Numbers 26:38 - 40
    The sons of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites.
    1 Chronicles 7:6 - 12
    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
    1 Chronicles 8:1
    Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third.
  16. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 7:13
    The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum, the descendants of Bilhah.
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 30:5 - 8
    And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 29:29
    (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 1:5
    All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt.
    Deuteronomy 10:22
    Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.
    Acts 7:14
    And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all.
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