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G enesis 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. 2 During 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. 4 I
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. 6 They 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.
8 These are the names of the descendants of Israel—the sons of J
acob—
who went to Egypt:
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Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son. 9 The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu,
Hezron, and Carmi.
10 The 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 thirty-three.
The sons of Gad were Zephon,* Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was
Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant given to Leah by her father, La
ban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Zilpah was sixteen.
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The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim.
Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.*
21 Benjamin’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.
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46:1 Hebrew Israel; also in 46:29, 30. See note on 35:21. 46:3 Hebrew I am El.
46:13a As
in Syriac version and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also 1 Chr 7:1); Hebrew reads Puvah.
46:13b As in some Greek manuscripts and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Num 26:24; 1 Chr
7:1); Hebrew reads Iob.
46:16 As in Greek version and Samaritan Pentateuch (see also Num
26:15); Hebrew reads Ziphion.
46:20 Greek version reads of Heliopolis.
