Genesis 46:8–27

Jacob’s ^[Israel’s^[ Descendants—Exodus 6:14–16; 1 Chronicles 2:3–5

⁸These are the names of Israel’s descendants (Jacob and his descendants) who arrived in Egypt. 

Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. 

⁹The sons of Reuben were 

Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 

¹⁰The sons of Simeon were 

Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 

¹¹The sons of Levi were 

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 

¹²The sons of Judah were 

Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had died in Canaan.) 

The sons of Perez were 

Hezron and Hamul. 

¹³The sons of Issachar were 

Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. 

¹⁴The sons of Zebulun were 

Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 

¹⁵These were the descendants of the sons Leah gave to Jacob in Paddan Aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of these sons and daughters was 33. 

¹⁶The sons of Gad were 

Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. 

¹⁷The sons of Asher were 

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. 

The sons of Beriah were 

Heber and Malchiel. 

¹⁸These were the descendants of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to these children for Jacob. The total was 16. 

¹⁹The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel were 

Joseph and Benjamin. 

²⁰In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On. 

²¹The sons of Benjamin were 

Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. 

²²These were the descendants of Rachel who were born to Jacob. The total was 14. 

²³The son of Dan was 

Hushim. 

²⁴The sons of Naphtali were 

Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. 

²⁵These were the descendants of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She gave birth to these sons for Jacob. The total was 7. 

²⁶The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn’t include the wives of Jacob’s sons. ²⁷Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. The grand total of people in Jacob’s household who went to Egypt was 70.