Genesis 46:9 — Meaning and Application

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“And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.”

Genesis 46:9

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

And these {are} the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. {Jemuel: or, Nemuel} {Jachin: or, Jarib} {Zohar: or, Zerah}

And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. {Gershon: or, Gershom}

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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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