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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 46
The Lord sends Jacob and his family of seventy souls to Egypt—The
generations of Jacob set forth—
Joseph meets Jacob.
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1 AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and
came to aBeer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spake unto Israel in the
avisions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he
said, Here am I.
3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy
afather: fear not to go down into bEgypt;
for I will there make of thee a great cnation:
4 aI will go down with thee into
Egypt; and I will also surely bbring thee up again:
and cJoseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
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1a
TG
Jesus Christ, Appearances,
Antemortal
2a
Josh. 5:13;
TG
Angels
b
3 Ne. 11:19;
Ether 6:12;
TG
Courtesy
3a
JST Gen. 18:3 ...brethren...
4a
TG
Washing
b
TG
Hospitality
5a
OR sustain...
b
Gen. 19:8
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5 And Jacob arose up from
Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their
little ones, and their wives, in the bwagons which Pharaoh
had sent to carry him.
6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which
they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into
aEgypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his
daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his aseed
brought he with him into Egypt.
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1a
TG
Jesus Christ, Appearances,
Antemortal
2a
Josh. 5:13;
TG
Angels
b
3 Ne. 11:19;
Ether 6:12;
TG
Courtesy
3a
JST Gen. 18:3 ...brethren...
4a
TG
Washing
b
TG
Hospitality
5a
OR sustain...
b
Gen. 19:8
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L E A H
The accounted children of Leah do not add up as recorded. It states
that they were 33. Not counting Judah's two deceased sons leaves it at 32
counting Dinah. Counting Judah's deceased sons makes 34 counting Dinah.
If the two deceased sons of Judah are not counted, then perhaps Dinah had
a child whose name is not given. If Judah's two sons are counted then
perhaps Shaul the Canaanite son of Simeon is not counted. It would seem
that only the living children who did enter into Egypt were counted and not
the spouses. Thus the favored consideration is that Dinah had a child whose
name is not given. Now cross-referenced with Numbers 26, of the family of
Simeon, 'Ohad' is dropped out by that date. Thus if Judah's to deceased sons
were counted then perhaps 'Ohad' is not and was added in Genesis 46 in error.
Reuben: Hanoch, Phallu, Hezron and Carmi (5)
Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul (7)
Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (4)
Judah: Er(d), Onan(d), Shelah, Pharez (Hezron & Hamul), and Zerah (6)
Issachar: Tola, Phuvah, Job and Shimron (5)
Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel (4)
Dinah: (1)
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R E U B E N
Reuben: Hanoch, Phallu, Hezron and Carmi (5)
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8 ¶ And these are the
anames of the bchildren of Israel, which
came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 And the sons of aReuben; Hanoch,
and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
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1a
TG
Jesus Christ, Appearances,
Antemortal
2a
Josh. 5:13;
TG
Angels
b
3 Ne. 11:19;
Ether 6:12;
TG
Courtesy
3a
JST Gen. 18:3 ...brethren...
4a
TG
Washing
b
TG
Hospitality
5a
OR sustain...
b
Gen. 19:8
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S I M E O N
Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar and Shaul (7)
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10 ¶ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and
Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
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L E V I
Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (4)
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11 ¶ And the sons of aLevi;
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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J U D A H
Judah: Er(d), Onan(d), Shelah, Pharez (Hezron & Hamul), and Zerah (6)
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12 ¶ And the sons of Judah;
aEr, and bOnan, and Shelah, and Pharez,
and cZerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
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I S S A C H A R
Issachar: Tola, Phuvah, Job and Shimron (5)
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13 ¶ And the sons of aIssachar;
Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
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Z E B U L U N
Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel (4)
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14 ¶ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and
Jahleel.
15 These be the sons of
aLeah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his
daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were
thirty and three.
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Z I L P A H
Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli (8)
Asher: Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah (Heber & Malchiel) and Serah(f) (8)
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G A D
Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli (8)
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16 ¶ And the sons of aGad;
Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
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A S H E R
Asher: Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah (Heber & Malchiel) and Serah(f) (8)
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17 ¶ And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and
Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and
Malchiel.
18 These are the sons of
aZilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these
she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
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R A C H E L
Joseph: Manasseh and Ephriam (3)
Benjamin: Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim
and Ard (11)
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J O S E P H
Joseph: Manasseh and Ephriam (3)
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19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and
aBenjamin.
20 ¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were
born aManasseh and Ephraim, which
bAsenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto
him.
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B E N J A M I N
Benjamin: Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim
and Ard (11)
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21 ¶ And the sons of aBenjamin
were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh,
Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were
born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
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B I L H A H
Dan: Hushim (2)
Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem (5)
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D A N
Dan: Hushim (2)
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23 ¶ And the sons of aDan;
Hushim.
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N A P H T A L I
Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem (5)
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24 ¶ And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and
Jezer, and Shillem.
25 These are the sons of
aBilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she
bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
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J A C O B
Now Jacob's total troop of himself and children minus the spouses adds
up with the 33 + 16 + 14 + 7 = 70 not counting Jacob, he being the
71st soul if so counted who entered into Egypt. But then who is
the missing live child of the children of Leah if not an unamed child of
Dinah? For the live children of Leah whose names are given including Dinah,
number 32 not 33.
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26 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;
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in
Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of
aJacob, which came into Egypt, were
bthreescore and ten.
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28 ¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to
direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of
aGoshen.
29 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 awept on his neck a good while.
30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
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31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his
father's house, I will go up, and shew aPharaoh, and say
unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land
of Canaan, are come unto me;
32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call
you, and shall say, What is your aoccupation?
34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been
about acattle from our youth even until now, both we,
and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for
every shepherd is an babomination unto the
Egyptians.
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