1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. Cross refs
2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. Cross refs
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: Cross refs
4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. Cross refs
5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. Cross refs
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: Cross refs
7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. Cross refs
8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. Cross refs
9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. Cross refs
10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. Cross refs
11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Cross refs
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. Cross refs
13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. Cross refs
14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. Cross refs
15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. Cross refs
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. Cross refs
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. Cross refs
18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. Cross refs
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. Cross refs
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. Cross refs
21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. Cross refs
22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. Cross refs
23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim. Cross refs
24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. Cross refs
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. Cross refs
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six; Cross refs
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 threescore and ten. Cross refs
28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. Cross refs
29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. Cross refs
30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. Cross refs
31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; Cross refs
32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. Cross refs
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? Cross refs
34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. Cross refs