Genesis 46
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Genesis 46:8-25

8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel,1 Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar,2 and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah,3 Job,4 and Shimron.

14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram,5 in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

16The sons of Gad: Ziphion,6 Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi,7 and Areli.

17The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

20Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.8

21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23The son of Dan: Hushim.

24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 46:10 Jemuel is another name for Nemuel; see Numbers 26:12. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 46:10 Zohar is a variant of Zerah; see Numbers 26:13 and 1 Chronicles 4:24. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 46:13 Hebrew; SP and Syriac Puah; see 1 Chronicles 7:1. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 46:13 Hebrew; SP and some LXX manuscripts Jashub; see Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 46:15 That is, northwest Mesopotamia ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 46:16 SP and LXX Zephon; see also Numbers 26:15. ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 46:16 Arodi is a variant of Arod; see Numbers 26:17. ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis, as in LXX ↩

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