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Genesis 46:11-26 New Century Version (NCV)

11. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

13. Issachar’s sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

14. Zebulun’s sons were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15. These are the sons of Leah and Jacob born in Northwest Mesopotamia, in addition to his daughter Dinah. There were thirty-three persons in this part of Jacob’s family.

16. Gad’s sons were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

17. Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and their sister was Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel.

18. These are Jacob’s sons by Zilpah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. There were sixteen persons in this part of Jacob’s family.

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

20. In Egypt, Joseph became the father of Manasseh and Ephraim by his wife Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

21. Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22. These are the sons of Jacob by his wife Rachel. There were fourteen persons in this part of Jacob’s family.

23. Dan’s son was Hushim.

24. Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25. These are Jacob’s sons by Bilhah, the slave girl whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. There were seven persons in this part of Jacob’s family.

26. So the total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went to Egypt was sixty-six, not counting the wives of Jacob’s sons.

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