Exodus 1:1-7

1Here are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob. Each one went there with his family.

2Jacob's sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah,

3Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin,

4Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5Jacob himself had 70 descendants. His other son, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

6After some time, Joseph died. Joseph's brothers and all his generation also died.

7But the Israelites had many children, so they grew into a very large family. They became very powerful. They were everywhere in the whole country.