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Genesis 46
PG 66
46:1–47:31
SCENIC
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JACOB’S JOURNEY TO EGYPT
Jacob’s sons return home from Egypt with unbelievable news. Joseph is alive
and second-in-command in Egypt. They are ready to pack up, leave Canaan, and
move to Egypt. But Jacob has settled in Canaan, the land God has promised to his
grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac. He is eager to reunite with Joseph but
is uncertain about leaving God’s Promised Land. Then God speaks, reassuring
Jacob that moving is the right thing to do.
JACOB’S JOURNEY TO EGYPT
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So Jacob* set out for Egypt with all his
possessions. And when he came to Beer
sheba, 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 g
randdaughters—
all his descendants.
8
These 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.
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.
The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and
Jahleel.
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.
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15
The 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.
18
These were the sons of Zilpah, the servant
given to Leah by her father, Laban. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Zilpah was
sixteen.
16
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.*
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 Ra
chel was fourteen.
19
The son of Dan was Hushim.
The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni,
Jezer, and Shillem.
25
These were the sons of Bilhah, the servant
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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.
