Genesis 46:22 — Meaning and Application

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“These {are} the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls {were} fourteen.”

Genesis 46:22

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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. {priest: or, prince}

And the sons of Benjamin {were} Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. {Ehi: or, Ahiram} {Muppim: or, Shupham or, Shuppim} {Huppim: or, Hupham}

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

And the sons of Dan; Hushim. {Hushim: or, Shuham}

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

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Genesis 46:1

"And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac."

Genesis 46:2

"And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here {am} I."

Genesis 46:3

"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:"

Genesis 46:4

"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."

Genesis 46:5

"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."

Genesis 46:6

"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:"

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