1. So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
2. During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called.“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
3. “I am God, the God of your father,” the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family into a great nation.
4. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”
5. So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them.
6. They also took all their livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the land of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt—
7. sons and grandsons, daughters and granddaughters—all his descendants.
8. These are the names of the descendants of Israel—the sons of Jacob—who went to Egypt:Reuben was Jacob’s oldest son.
9. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul. (Shaul’s mother was a Canaanite woman.)
11. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.