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.
- 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.
- Genesis 46:8c. 1706 BC
And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
- Genesis 46:9c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
- 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.
- Genesis 46:11c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 46:12c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Genesis 46:13c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
- Genesis 46:14c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
- Genesis 46:15c. 1706 BC
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.
- Genesis 46:16c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
- Genesis 46:17c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
- 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.
- Genesis 46:19c. 1706 BC
The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
- Genesis 46:20c. 1706 BC
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.
- Genesis 46:21c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Genesis 46:22c. 1706 BC
These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
- Genesis 46:23c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
- Genesis 46:24c. 1706 BC
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- Genesis 46:25c. 1706 BC
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- Genesis 46:26c. 1706 BC
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;
- Genesis 46:27c. 1706 BC
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.
- Genesis 46:28c. 1706 BC
¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 46:29c. 1706 BC
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.
- Genesis 46:30c. 1706 BC
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
- Genesis 46:31c. 1706 BC
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;