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J A N U A R Y
J A N U A R Y
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JANUARY
23
GENESIS 46:1–47:31
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—7 sons 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.)
11The 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.
14The sons of Zebulun were Sered,
Elon, and Jahleel.
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.
15 These
16The sons of Gad were Zephon,*
Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and
Areli.
17 The sons of Asher were Imnah,
Ishvah, Ishvi, 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.
20 Joseph’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.
25 These were the sons of Bilhah, the ser-
vant given to Rachel by her father,
Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Bilhah was seven.
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.
28As they neared their destination,
Jacob sent Judah ahead to meet Joseph
