Gad and his sons: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Asher and his sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.
These sixteen were the descendants of Jacob and Zilpah (the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah).
Jacob’s sons with Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. In Egypt, Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, by Asenath (the daughter of Potiphera, a priest of On). Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. These fourteen were the descendants of Jacob by Rachel.
Dan and his son: Hushim.
Naphtali and his sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These seven are the descendants of Jacob and Bilhah (the slave woman Laban gave to his daughter Rachel).
The total number of the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt was sixty-six, not including his sons’ wives. Two sons were born to Joseph in Egypt, bringing the total number of Jacob’s family who went there to seventy.
Jacob sent Judah ahead to ask Joseph to lead them in Goshen. When they arrived, Joseph got in his chariot and rode to Goshen to meet his father, Israel. As soon as Joseph saw his father, he threw his arms around his father’s neck and wept for a long time. Israel said to Joseph, “I am ready to die, now that I have seen you and know that you are still alive.”
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