tells us, “This is the account of Jacob.” Then he proceeds to give us Jacob’s story, which includes the story of Judah. Much of the action of these years centers on Joseph, since he is the one through whom the family actually moved to Egypt and by whom their lives and the lives of many others were spared. Still, this is Jacob’s story (including Judah), and Jacob will come in again later to bless Joseph’s sons and prophesy the future of the developing tribes of Israel. Second, the chapter shows why