Genesis 46:1-18 ▼

1 Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2 God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, |Jacob! Jacob!| |Here I am!| Jacob replied.

3 |I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.

4 I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph himself will be with you when you die.|

5 So Jacob got up and left Beer-sheba, and Israel's sons carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives in the transport wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry them.

6 They took their livestock and their household property that they had acquired in the land of Canaan and traveled to Egypt. Jacob and all of his descendants went with him—

7 including his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters—every one of his descendants accompanied him to Egypt.

8 Here's a list of the names of Israel's sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;

9 Reuben's sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi;

10 Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman;

11 Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

12 and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.

13 Also included were Issachar's sons Tola, Puvvah, Job, and Shimron;

14 along with Zebulun's sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore for Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. He had 33 sons and daughters.

16 Also included were Gad's sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli;

17 Asher's sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons Heber and Malchiel were also included.

18 These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen children for Jacob.