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List of the Souls in Jacob's Family
v. 8. And these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt: Jacob and his sons, the names being here recorded as the forefathers of that great nation which grew up in Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's first-born.
v. 9. And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
v. 10. And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel (or Nemuel), and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin (or Jarib), and Zohar (or Zerah), and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish woman Cf Num_26:12-13; 1Ch_4:24.
v. 11. And the sons of Levi: Gershon (or Gershom), Kohath, and Merari.
v. 12. And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
v. 13. And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Phuvah (or Puah), and Job (or Jashub), and Shimron. Cf 1Ch_7:1.
v. 14. And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
v. 15. These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, where the family was founded by the birth of the six sons, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and daughters were thirty and three, namely, six sons, twenty-three grandsons, two great-grandsons, one daughter, and Jacob himself, a total of thirty-three.
v. 16. And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon (or Ozni), Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
v. 17. And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah, their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.
v. 18. These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls; namely, two sons, eleven grandsons, two great-grandsons, and one daughter.
v. 19. The sons of Rachel, Jacob's (favorite or most beloved) wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
v. 20. And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, bare unto him.
v. 21. And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim (or Hupham), and Ard.
v. 22. These are the sons of Rachel which were born to Jacob. All the souls were fourteen; namely, two sons and twelve grandsons, including two great-grandsons, Num_26:40.
v. 23. And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
v. 24. And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
v. 25. These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel, his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob. All the souls were seven; namely, two sons and five grandsons.
v. 26. All the souls that came with Jacob in to Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
v. 27. and the sons of Joseph which were born him in Egypt were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob which came into Egypt were three-score and ten. Note that this enumeration is made according to the custom which listed the founders of families in such a table, even though some of them were not yet born. Cf Exo_1:5; Deu_10:22. In addition to the twelve sons of Jacob, who were the founders of the twelve tribes, all those grandsons and great-grandsons are listed who became the ancestors of independent families with large numbers and great influence. In the account of Stephen, Act_7:14, three grandsons and two great-grandsons of Joseph are included, for this reason. "Thus only can the fact be explained, otherwise inexplicable, that in the days of Moses, with the exception of the double tribe of Joseph, there were, in none of the tribes, descendants from any son or great-grandsons of Jacob that are not mentioned in this list. " The names here given represent the nucleus from which the children of Israel, the great nation, grew.