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28Then
Jacob exclaimed, “It must be true! My
son Joseph is alive! I must go and see him before
I die.”
CHAPTER
46
Jacob’s Journey to Egypt
So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
2During the night God spoke to him in a vision.
“Jacob! Jacob!” he called.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
3 “I am God, the God of your father,” the voice
said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for
there I will make your family into a great nation.
4I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring
you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph
will be with you to close your eyes.”
5 So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took
him to Egypt. They carried him and their little
ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had
provided for them. 6They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had
acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his
entire family went to Egypt—7sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all his descendants.
8These are the names of the descendants of Israel—the sons of Jacob—who went to Egypt:
Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. 9 The sons of
Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and
Carmi.
10The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin,
Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s
mother was a Canaanite woman.)
11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah,
Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had
died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez
were Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub,
and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and
Jahleel.
15 These were the sons of Leah and Jacob who
were born in Paddan-aram, in addition to their
daughter, Dinah. The number of Jacob’s descendants (male and female) through Leah was thirtythree.
16The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni,
Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi,
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and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. Beriah’s
sons were Heber and Malkiel.
18These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant
given to Leah by her father, Laban. The number
of Jacob’s descendants through Zilpah was sixteen.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph
and Benjamin.
20Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were
Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was
Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest
of On.
21Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel,
Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim,
and Ard.
22 These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob. The
number of Jacob’s descendants through Rachel
was fourteen.
23 The son of Dan was Hushim.
24The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer,
and Shillem.
were the sons of Bilhah, the servant
given to Rachel by her father, Laban. The number
ofJacob’s descendants through Bilhah was seven.
25 These
26The
total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting
his sons’ wives, was sixty-six. 27 In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So altogether, there were seventy members of Jacob’s
family in the land of Egypt.
Jacob’s Family
Arrives in Goshen
28As they neared their destination, Jacob sent Ju-
dah ahead to meet Joseph and get directions to
the region of Goshen. And when they finally arrived there, 29Joseph prepared his chariot and
traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob.
When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father
and wept, holding him for a long time. 30Finally,
Jacob said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die,
since I have seen your face again and know you
are still alive.”
31And Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s entire family, “I will go to Pharaoh and tell
him, ‘My brothers and my father’s entire family
have come to me from the land of Canaan.
32 These men are shepherds, and they raise livestock. They have brought with them their flocks
and herds and everything they own.’”
33 Then he said, “When Pharaoh calls for you
and asks you about your occupation, 34you must
tell him, ‘We, your servants, have raised livestock
