Jacob’s Family

These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:(A)

Jacob’s firstborn: Reuben.
Reuben’s sons:(B) Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 Simeon’s sons:(C) Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Levi’s sons:(D) Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Perez’s sons:(E) Hezron and Hamul.
13 Issachar’s sons:(F) Tola, Puvah,[a] Jashub,[b] and Shimron.
14 Zebulun’s sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 These were Leah’s sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons:[c] 33.
16 Gad’s sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 Asher’s sons:(G) Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.
18 These were the sons of Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—that she bore to Jacob: 16 persons.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. They were born to him by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, a priest at On.[d]
21 Benjamin’s sons:(H) Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22 These were Rachel’s sons who were born to Jacob: 14 persons.
23 Dan’s son:[e] Hushim.
24 Naphtali’s sons:(I) Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel.(J) She bore to Jacob: seven persons.
26 The total number of persons belonging to Jacob—his direct descendants,[f] not including the wives of Jacob’s sons—who came to Egypt: 66.
27 And Joseph’s sons who were born to him in Egypt: two persons.
All those of Jacob’s household who had come to Egypt: 70[g] persons.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:13 Sam, Syr read Puah; 1Ch 7:1
  2. Genesis 46:13 Sam, LXX; MT reads Iob
  3. Genesis 46:15 Lit All persons his sons and his daughters
  4. Genesis 46:20 Or Heliopolis
  5. Genesis 46:23 Alt Hb tradition reads sons
  6. Genesis 46:26 Lit Jacob who came out from his loins
  7. Genesis 46:27 LXX reads 75; Ac 7:14

Genealogy of Moses and Aaron

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ families:

The sons of Reuben,(A) the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.

15 The sons of Simeon:(B)
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,
Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
These are the clans of Simeon.

16 These are the names of the sons of Levi
according to their genealogy:
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(C)
Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
18 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites(D)
according to their genealogy.
20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,
and she bore him Aaron and Moses.(E)
Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar:(F)
Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 The sons of Uzziel:
Mishael, Elzaphan,(G) and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab(H) and sister of Nahshon.
She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(I)
24 The sons of Korah:(J)
Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
These are the clans of the Korahites.
25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married
one of the daughters of Putiel
and she bore him Phinehas.(K)
These are the heads of the Levite families by their clans.

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