Genesis 46
46
Jacob Moves to Egypt
1So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba [where both his father and grandfather had worshiped God], and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. [Gen 21:33; 26:23-25] 2And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” And he said, “Here I am.” 3And He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you (your descendants) a great nation there. 4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you (your people) up again; and Joseph will put his hand on your eyes [to close them at the time of your death].”
5So Jacob set out from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6And they took their livestock and the possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him. 7His sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
Those Who Came to Egypt
8Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 9The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, 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. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13The sons of Issachar: Tola, #46:13 Or Puah.Puvah, #46:13 Or Jashub.Job, and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all of his sons and daughters numbered thirty-three. 16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18These are the sons of Zilpah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter [when she married Jacob]; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons [two sons and fourteen grandchildren]. 19The sons of Rachel, Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), bore to him. 21And the sons of #46:21 Benjamin was already the father of ten sons at the time he met Joseph in Egypt. Joseph was seventeen when his brothers sold him; he was in prison thirteen years; and he had been ruler of Egypt during the seven good years and through two years of the famine. So Joseph was thirty-nine years of age at this time, and Benjamin was only a few years younger.Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; [there were] fourteen persons in all [two sons and twelve grandchildren]. 23The son of Dan: Hushim. 24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 25These are the sons of Bilhah, [the maid] whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter [when she married Jacob]. And she bore these to Jacob; [there were] seven persons in all [two sons and five grandchildren]. 26All the persons who came with Jacob into Egypt—who were his direct descendants, not counting the wives of [Jacob or] Jacob’s sons, were sixty-six persons in all, 27and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob [including Jacob, and #46:27 I.e. Joseph and his sons were included in the count even though they were already in Egypt.Joseph and his sons], who came into Egypt, were seventy.
28Now Jacob (Israel) sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph, to direct him to Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; as soon as he presented himself before him (authenticating his identity), he fell on his [father’s] neck and wept on his neck a [very] long time. 30And Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die [in peace], since I have seen your face [and know] that you are still alive.” 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; 32and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of livestock; and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.’ 33And it shall be that when Pharaoh calls you and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of livestock from our youth until now, both we and our fathers [before us],’ in order that you may live [separately and securely] in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is repulsive to the Egyptians.”
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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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