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circa 1900–1700 BC

Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel; Joseph is sold into slavery yet rises to save the world from famine.

840 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

  1. Genesis 46:7c. 1706 BC

    his sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’ daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

  2. Genesis 46:8c. 1706 BC

    And these are the names of the children of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born.

  3. Genesis 46:9c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, and Pallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

  4. Genesis 46:10c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

  5. Genesis 46:11c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  6. Genesis 46:12c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

  7. Genesis 46:13c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puvah, and Iob, and Shimron.

  8. Genesis 46:14c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

  9. Genesis 46:15c. 1706 BC

    These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

  10. Genesis 46:16c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

  11. Genesis 46:17c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel.

  12. Genesis 46:18c. 1706 BC

    These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

  13. Genesis 46:19c. 1706 BC

    The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

  14. Genesis 46:20c. 1706 BC

    And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, bare unto him.

  15. Genesis 46:21c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

  16. Genesis 46:22c. 1706 BC

    These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

  17. Genesis 46:23c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Dan: Hushim.

  18. Genesis 46:24c. 1706 BC

    And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

  19. Genesis 46:25c. 1706 BC

    These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

  20. Genesis 46:26c. 1706 BC

    All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, that came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

  21. Genesis 46:27c. 1706 BC

    and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, that came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

  22. Genesis 46:28c. 1706 BC

    And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

  23. Genesis 46:29c. 1706 BC

    And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

  24. Genesis 46:30c. 1706 BC

    And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, that thou art yet alive.

  25. Genesis 46:31c. 1706 BC

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;