Genesis 46
46
1So Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” 3Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt; for I will there make of you a great nation. 4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again; and Joseph's hand shall close your eyes.” 5Then Jacob set out from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6#Acts 7.14,15. They also took their cattle and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him, 7his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters; all his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.
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Ex 1.1-4; Num 26.4-50. Now these are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. Reuben, Jacob's first-born, 9and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish 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, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel 15(these are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three). 16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 17The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, with Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel 18(these are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob—sixteen persons). 19The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera the priest of On, bore to him. 21And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard 22(these are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all). 23The sons of Dan: Hushim. 24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem 25(these are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob—seven persons in all). 26All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own offspring, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all; 27#Acts 7.14. and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were seventy.
28He sent Judah before him to Joseph, to appear#46.28 Sam Syr Compare Gk Vg: Heb to show the way before him in Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29Then Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen; and he presented himself to him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, 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 will 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 cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’ 33When Pharaoh calls you, and says, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
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Genesis 46
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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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