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Genesis 46 Catholic Public Domain Version

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1 And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,
1 Y PARTIÓSE Israel con todo lo que tenía, y vino á Beer-seba, y ofreció sacrificios al Dios de su padre Isaac.
2 he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he answered him, “Behold, here I am.”
2 Y habló Dios á Israel en visiones de noche, y dijo: Jacob, Jacob. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
3 God said to him: “I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
3 Y dijo: Yo soy Dios, el Dios de tu padre; no temas de descender á Egipto, porque yo te pondré allí en gran gente.
4 I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes.
4 Yo descenderé contigo á Egipto, y yo también te haré volver: y José pondrá su mano sobre tus ojos.
5 Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,
5 Y levantóse Jacob de Beer-seba; y tomaron los hijos de Israel á su padre Jacob, y á sus niños, y á sus mujeres, en los carros que Faraón había enviado para llevarlo.
6 along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:
6 Y tomaron sus ganados, y su hacienda que había adquirido en la tierra de Canaán, y viniéronse á Egipto, Jacob, y toda su simiente consigo;
7 his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.
7 Sus hijos, y los hijos de sus hijos consigo; sus hijas, y las hijas de sus hijos, y á toda su simiente trajo consigo á Egipto.
8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.
8 Y estos son los nombres de los hijos de Israel, que entraron en Egipto, Jacob y sus hijos: Rubén, el primogénito de Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
9 Y los hijos de Rubén: Hanoch, y Phallu, y Hezrón, y Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
10 Y los hijos de Simeón: Jemuel, y Jamín, y Ohad, y Jachîn, y Zohar, y Saúl, hijo de la Cananea.
11 The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari.
11 Y los hijos de Leví: Gersón, y Coath, y Merari.
12 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
12 Y los hijos de Judá: Er, y Onán, y Sela, y Phares, y Zara: mas Er y Onán, murieron en la tierra de Canaán. Y los hijos de Phares fueron Hezrón y Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.
13 Y los hijos de Issachâr: Thola, y Phua, y Job, y Simrón.
14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
14 Y los hijos de Zabulón: Sered, y Elón, y Jahleel.
15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.
15 Estos fueron los hijos de Lea, los que parió á Jacob en Padan-aram, y además su hija Dina: treinta y tres las almas todas de sus hijos é hijas.
16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli.
16 Y los hijos de Gad: Ziphión, y Aggi, y Ezbón, y Suni, y Heri, y Arodi, y Areli.
17 The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.
17 Y los hijos de Aser: Jimna, é Ishua, é Isui, y Beria, y Sera, hermana de ellos. Los hijos de Beria: Heber, y Malchîel.
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.
18 Estos fueron los hijos de Zilpa, la que Labán dió á su hija Lea, y parió estos á Jacob; todas diez y seis almas.
19 The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
19 Y los hijos de Rachêl, mujer de Jacob: José y Benjamín.
20 And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim.
20 Y nacieron á José en la tierra de Egipto Manasés y Ephraim, los que le parió Asenath, hija de Potipherah, sacerdote de On.
21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.
21 Y los hijos de Benjamín fueron Bela, y Bechêr y Asbel, y Gera, y Naamán, y Ehi, y Ros y Muppim, y Huppim, y Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen.
22 Estos fueron los hijos de Rachêl, que nacieron á Jacob: [en] todas, catorce almas.
23 The sons of Dan: Hushim.
23 Y los hijos de Dan: Husim.
24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem.
24 Y los hijos de Nephtalí: Jahzeel, y Guni, y Jezer, y Shillem.
25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven.
25 Estos fueron los hijos de Bilha, la que dió Labán á Rachêl su hija, y parió estos á Jacob; todas siete almas.
26 All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six.
26 Todas las personas que vinieron con Jacob á Egipto, procedentes de sus lomos, sin las mujeres de los hijos de Jacob, todas las personas fueron sesenta y seis.
27 Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy.
27 Y los hijos de José, que le nacieron en Egipto, dos personas. Todas las almas de la casa de Jacob, que entraron en Egipto, fueron setenta.
28 Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.
28 Y envió á Judá delante de sí á José, para que le viniese á ver á Gosén; y llegaron á la tierra de Gosén.
29 And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.
29 Y José unció su carro y vino á recibir á Israel su padre á Gosén; y se manifestó á él, y echóse sobre su cuello, y lloró sobre su cuello bastante.
30 And the father said to Joseph, “Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.”
30 Entonces Israel dijo á José: Muera yo ahora, ya que he visto tu rostro, pues aun vives.
31 And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
31 Y José dijo á sus hermanos, y á la casa de su padre: Subiré y haré saber á Faraón, y diréle: Mis hermanos y la casa de mi padre, que estaban en la tierra de Canaán, han venido á mí;
32 And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.’
32 Y los hombres son pastores de ovejas, porque son hombres ganaderos: y han traído sus ovejas y sus vacas, y todo lo que tenían.
33 And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’
33 Y cuando Faraón os llamare y dijere: ¿cuál es vuestro oficio?
34 You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”
34 Entonces diréis: Hombres de ganadería han sido tus siervos desde nuestra mocedad hasta ahora, nosotros y nuestros padres; á fin que moréis en la tierra de Gosén, porque los Egipcios abominan todo pastor de ovejas.

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  • Ard

    Son of Bela

    Listed among Benjamin's sons in Genesis 46, he is named a son of Bela in Numbers 26:40 and founded the Ardite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40

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  • Areli

    Son of Gad

    Gad's seventh-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Arelite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:17

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  • Arodi

    Son of Gad

    Gad's sixth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:17 gives the name Arod and calls his clan the Arodites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:17

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  • Asenath

    Wife of Joseph

    The Egyptian wife given to Joseph, mother of Ephraim and Manasseh.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 41:45-52; Genesis 46:20

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  • Ashbel

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Ashbelite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1

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  • Becher

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:6

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  • Bela

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Belaite clan; Numbers 26:40 names Ard and Naaman as his sons.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; Numbers 26:40

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  • Beriah

    Son of Asher

    Asher's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Beriite clan, and was the father of Heber and Malchiel.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44–45; 1 Chronicles 7:30

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  • Carmi

    Son of Reuben

    Reuben's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Carmite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6

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  • Ehi

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's sixth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; the clan list of Numbers 26:38 gives the name Ahiram in the same place and calls his clan the Ahiramites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38

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  • Elon

    Son of Zebulun

    Zebulun's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Elonite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26

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  • Eri

    Son of Gad

    Gad's fifth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Erite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16

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  • Ezbon

    Son of Gad

    Gad's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:16 gives the name Ozni in the same place and calls his clan the Oznites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16

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  • Gera

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's fourth-listed son in Genesis 46, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21

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  • Gershon

    Levite clan head

    A son of Levi whose clan was charged with carrying the tabernacle's curtains and coverings.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:11; Numbers 3:25-26

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  • Guni

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Gunite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13

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  • Haggi

    Son of Gad

    Gad's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Haggite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15

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  • Hamul

    Son of Perez

    The second-listed son of Perez, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hamulite clan of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:21; 1 Chronicles 2:5

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  • Hanoch

    Son of Reuben

    Reuben's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hanochite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5

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  • Heber

    Son of Beriah

    Beriah's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Heberite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31

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  • Hezron

    Son of Perez

    A son of Perez who carried Judah's royal line down into the years of Egypt.

    Cited in the guide: Gen. 46:12; Ruth 4:18; 1 Chron. 2:5, 9; Matt. 1:3

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  • Hezron

    Son of Reuben

    Reuben's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hezronite clan of Reuben.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6

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  • Huppim

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's ninth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; the clan list of Numbers 26:39 gives the name Hupham in the same place and calls his clan the Huphamites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:39

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  • Hushim

    Son of Dan

    Dan's only named son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:42 gives the name Shuham in the same place and calls his clan the Shuhamites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:23; Numbers 26:42

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  • Imnah

    Son of Asher

    Asher's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Imnite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44; 1 Chronicles 7:30

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  • Jachin

    Son of Simeon

    Simeon's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jachinite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12

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  • Jacob

    Father of the tribes

    He wrestled with God through the night and rose as Israel, father of twelve tribes.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 25–35; 46–49

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  • Jahleel

    Son of Zebulun

    Zebulun's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jahleelite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26

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  • Jahzeel

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jahzeelite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48

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  • Jamin

    Son of Simeon

    Simeon's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jaminite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12

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  • Jemuel

    Son of Simeon

    Simeon's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:12 gives the name Nemuel in the same place and calls his clan the Nemuelites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12

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  • Jezer

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Jezerite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1 Chronicles 7:13

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  • Joseph

    Ruler in Egypt

    Betrayed and enslaved, he rose to rule Egypt and saved his family from famine.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 37; 39–50

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  • Kohath

    Son of Levi

    A son of Levi whose clan would carry the holiest things of the tabernacle.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16–18; Numbers 4:1–20

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  • Malchiel

    Son of Beriah

    Beriah's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Malchielite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31

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  • Merari

    Levite clan head

    A son of Levi whose clan carried the tabernacle's frames, bars, pillars, and bases.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:11; Numbers 3:36-37

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  • Naaman

    Son of Bela

    Listed among Benjamin's sons in Genesis 46, he is named a son of Bela in Numbers 26:40 and founded the Naamite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40; 1 Chronicles 8:4

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  • Ohad

    Son of Simeon

    Simeon's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and is not named in the clan list of Numbers 26.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15

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  • Pallu

    Son of Reuben

    Reuben's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household, founded the Palluite clan, and was the father of Eliab.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5

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  • Potiphera

    Priest of On; Asenath's father

    Priest of On whose daughter Asenath Pharaoh gave to Joseph as his wife.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 41:45; Genesis 41:50; Genesis 46:20

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  • Puvah

    Son of Issachar

    Issachar's second-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Punite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1

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  • Rosh

    Son of Benjamin

    Benjamin's seventh-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:21

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  • Sered

    Son of Zebulun

    Zebulun's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Seredite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26

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  • Shaul

    Son of Simeon, Canaanite mother

    Simeon's son by a Canaanite woman, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shaulite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13

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  • Shillem

    Son of Naphtali

    Naphtali's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shillemite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49

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  • Shimron

    Son of Issachar

    Issachar's fourth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shimronite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:24; 1 Chronicles 7:1

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  • Shuni

    Son of Gad

    Gad's third-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Shunite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15

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  • Tola

    Son of Issachar

    Issachar's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Tolaite clan.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:13; Numbers 26:23; 1 Chronicles 7:1

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  • Ziphion

    Son of Gad

    Gad's first-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; Numbers 26:15 gives the name Zephon in the same place and calls his clan the Zephonites.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15

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  • Zohar

    Son of Simeon

    Simeon's fifth-listed son, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household; the clan list of Numbers 26:13 gives the name Zerah in the same place.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:13

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Cross references (31)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Genesis 31:42; Genesis 28:10; Genesis 21:33; Genesis 28:13; Genesis 26:22–25
  2. 2 Genesis 15:1; Job 33:14–15; Numbers 24:4; Acts 9:4; 1 Samuel 3:10
  3. 3 Genesis 12:2; Deuteronomy 26:5; Acts 27:24; Isaiah 43:1–2; Genesis 35:11
  4. 4 Exodus 3:8; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 48:21; Genesis 50:1; Genesis 15:14–16
  5. 5 Genesis 45:19; Genesis 45:21; Genesis 45:27; Genesis 31:17–18; Exodus 10:24
  6. 6 Acts 7:15; Isaiah 52:4; Psalm 105:23; Joshua 24:4; Deuteronomy 26:5
  7. 8 1 Chronicles 2:1–55; Exodus 1:1–5; Deuteronomy 33:6; Numbers 2:10–13; Numbers 1:5
  8. 10 Exodus 6:15; Genesis 29:33; Numbers 1:6; 1 Chronicles 2:1; Numbers 26:12–13
  9. 11 Genesis 29:34; Numbers 3:17–22; 1 Chronicles 2:1; Exodus 6:16; 1 Chronicles 6:16
  10. 12 1 Chronicles 4:21; Genesis 38:10; Genesis 29:35; Genesis 38:7; Genesis 49:8–12
  11. 13 1 Chronicles 12:32; Numbers 1:8; Genesis 35:23; Deuteronomy 33:18; 1 Chronicles 2:1
  12. 14 Genesis 49:13; Deuteronomy 33:18–19; 1 Chronicles 2:1; Numbers 1:30–31; Numbers 1:9
  13. 15 Genesis 29:32–35; Genesis 30:17–21; 1 Chronicles 2:1; Genesis 25:20; Genesis 35:23
  14. 16 Numbers 26:15–17; Genesis 30:11; 1 Chronicles 5:11–16; Numbers 1:24–25; Genesis 49:19
  15. 17 Genesis 30:13; Genesis 49:20; 1 Chronicles 2:2; Genesis 35:26; Numbers 1:40–41
  16. 18 Genesis 29:24; Genesis 30:9–13; Exodus 1:4; Genesis 35:26
  17. 19 Genesis 44:27; Exodus 1:5; Numbers 1:36–37; Genesis 39:1–40:23; Numbers 26:38–41
  18. 20 Genesis 41:50–52; Genesis 41:45; Deuteronomy 33:13–17; 1 Chronicles 7:14–29; Numbers 1:32–35
  19. 21 1 Chronicles 7:6–12; Numbers 1:11; Numbers 1:36–37; Genesis 49:27; Deuteronomy 33:12
  20. 23 Numbers 10:25; Genesis 35:25; Deuteronomy 33:22; 1 Chronicles 2:2; Genesis 30:6
  21. 24 1 Chronicles 7:13; 2 Kings 15:29; Numbers 1:15; 1 Chronicles 12:34; Numbers 26:48–50
  22. 25 Genesis 29:29; Genesis 35:22; Exodus 1:2; Genesis 35:25; Genesis 30:3–8
  23. 26 Exodus 1:5; Judges 8:30; Genesis 35:11
  24. 27 Deuteronomy 10:22; Acts 7:14; Exodus 1:5; Exodus 24:1
  25. 28 Genesis 45:10; Genesis 31:21; Genesis 44:16–34; Genesis 49:8; Genesis 46:34–47:1
  26. 29 Luke 15:20; Genesis 33:4; Genesis 45:14–15; Acts 20:37; Genesis 41:43
  27. 30 Luke 2:29–30; Genesis 45:28
  28. 31 Hebrews 2:11; Acts 18:3; Genesis 45:16–20; Genesis 47:1–3
  29. 32 Genesis 47:3; Exodus 3:1; Isaiah 40:11; Psalm 78:70–72; Genesis 4:2
  30. 33 Genesis 46:32; Jonah 1:8; Genesis 47:2–4
  31. 34 Exodus 8:26; Genesis 43:32; Genesis 46:32; Genesis 37:12; Genesis 45:10

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  1. Quotes verse 46:27 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapter 4)

    In the same way it is nothing else than men that are meant either in the words, "By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified;" or in the words, "Seventy-five souls went down into Egypt with Jacob." In the one passage, "no flesh" signifies "no man;" and in the other, by "seventy-five souls" seventy-five men are …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  2. Quotes verse 46:29 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVI)

    … that is "lovingly;" and as Jacob, when he had found Joseph, fell upon his neck; as also in the Gospels, the loving father, on seeing his son who had returned from his wandering, had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  3. Quotes verse 46:27 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book III, Chapters XVIII–XIX)

    But if the Evangelist said that the Word was made flesh, note that in the Holy Scripture sometimes a man is spoken of as a soul, as, for example, with seventy-five souls came Jacob into Egypt: and sometimes a man is spoken of as flesh, as, for example, All flesh shall see the salvation of God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)

  4. Quotes verse 46:20 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 39–41)

    … Shuthelah, grandson of Joseph, and Shuthelah's son Ezer, grandson of Ephraim, and great-grand-son of Joseph, who could not possibly be in existence when Jacob came into Egypt, and there found his grandsons, the sons of Joseph, their grandsires, still boys under nine years of age. But doubtless, when the Scripture mentions Jacob's entrance into Egypt with seventy-five souls, it does …

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  5. Quotes verse 46:8 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 39–41)

    But those who diligently look into these things will the less easily be mistaken, because it is written, "These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered into Egypt along with Jacob their father." For this means that the seventy-five are reckoned along with him, not that they were all with him when he entered Egypt; for, as …

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