Genesis 46
46
Jacob’s Journey to Egypt
1So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba # Ge 21:33; 28:10 and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2God spoke to Israel in visions of the night # Ge 15:1; Job 33:14–15 and said, “Jacob, Jacob.”
And he said, “Here I am.”
3Then He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. # Ge 12:2; Dt 26:5 4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you back again. # Ge 28:15; 48:21 And Joseph’s own hand shall close your eyes.”
5Jacob arose from Beer-sheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. # Ge 45:19, 21 6They took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. # Jos 24:4; Ps 105:23 7He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants.
8These were the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who came to Egypt: # Ex 1:1–5; 1Ch 2
Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
9The sons of Reuben # 1Ch 5:3–10 were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
10The sons of Simeon # Ge 29:33; Ex 6:15; 1Ch 4:24–43 were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11The sons of Levi # Ge 29:34; 1Ch 6:1–30 were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12The sons of Judah # Ge 29:35 were
Er, # Ge 38:7 Onan, # Ge 38:8–10 Shelah, # Ge 38:11 Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez # Ge 38:27–30 were
Hezron and Hamul.
13The sons of Issachar # 1Ch 7:1–5 were
Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14The sons of Zebulun were
Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15These were the sons of Leah, # Ge 29:32–35; 30:17–21 whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16And the sons of Gad # Ge 30:11; Nu 26:15–17; 1Ch 5:11–17 were
Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17The sons of Asher # Ge 30:13; 1Ch 7:30–40 were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; # Ge 29:24 and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.
19The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife, were
Joseph and Benjamin. # Ge 44:27 20To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him. # Ge 41:45, 50–52
21The sons of Benjamin # 1Ch 7:6–12 were
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.
23The son of Dan was
Hushim.
24The sons of Naphtali: # 1Ch 7:13
Jahziel, # 46:24 Jahzeel in Nu 26:48. Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. # 46:24 Shallum in 1Ch 7:13.
25These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, # Ge 29:29 and she bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
26All those who came with Jacob to Egypt, who were direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six in all. 27And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All those of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy. # Ex 1:5; Ac 7:14
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28Now he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen. # Ge 45:10 29Joseph readied his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet Israel his father. As soon as he appeared to him, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time. # Lk 15:20
30Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.” # Lk 2:29–30
31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32The men are shepherds; their work has been to feed livestock, and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ # Ge 47:3 33When Pharaoh calls you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ # Ge 46:32 34you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.” # Ge 43:32; Ex 8:26
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Genesis 46
46
Jacob and His Family Go to Egypt
1Jacob packed up all he had and went to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2God spoke to him in a vision at night and called, “Jacob, Jacob!”
“Yes, here I am,” he answered.
3“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there. 4I will go with you to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back to this land. Joseph will be with you when you die.”
5Jacob set out from Beersheba. His sons put him, their small children, and their wives in the wagons which the king of Egypt had sent. 6#Ac 7.15 They took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan and went to Egypt. Jacob took all his descendants with him: 7his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters.
8The members of Jacob's family who went to Egypt with him were his oldest son Reuben 9and Reuben's sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10Simeon and his sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11Levi and his sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12Judah and his sons: Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Judah's other sons, Er and Onan, had died in Canaan.) Perez' sons were Hezron and Hamul. 13Issachar and his sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. 14Zebulun and his sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons that Leah had borne to Jacob in Mesopotamia, besides his daughter Dinah. In all, his descendants by Leah numbered thirty-three.
16Gad and his sons: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod, and Areli. 17Asher and his sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons were Heber and Malchiel. 18These sixteen are the descendants of Jacob by Zilpah, the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah.
19Jacob's wife Rachel bore him two sons: Joseph and Benjamin. 20#Gn 41.50-52 In Egypt Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in Heliopolis. 21Benjamin's sons were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22These fourteen are the descendants of Jacob by Rachel.
23Dan and his son Hushim. 24Naphtali and his sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25These seven are the descendants of Jacob by Bilhah, the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel.
26The total number of the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt was sixty-six, not including his sons' wives. 27#Ac 7.14 Two sons were born to Joseph in Egypt, bringing to seventy the total number of Jacob's family who went there.
Jacob and His Family in Egypt
28Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to meet them in Goshen. When they arrived, 29Joseph got in his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father. When they met, Joseph threw his arms around his father's neck and cried for a long time. 30Jacob said to Joseph, “I am ready to die, now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive.”
31Then Joseph said to his brothers and the rest of his father's family, “I must go and tell the king that my brothers and all my father's family, who were living in Canaan, have come to me. 32I will tell him that you are shepherds and take care of livestock and that you have brought your flocks and herds and everything else that belongs to you. 33When the king calls for you and asks what your occupation is, 34be sure to tell him that you have taken care of livestock all your lives, just as your ancestors did. In this way he will let you live in the region of Goshen.” Joseph said this because Egyptians will have nothing to do with shepherds.
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