Geneses Chapter 46- Immigration

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Geneses Chapter 46- Immigration

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Jacob Goes to Egypt

1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. (Israel, Jacob stopped by and offered sacrifices to the God of his ancestors at Beersheba on his way to Egypt; immigration ceremony.)

2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.

3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. (God confirmed the immigration of Jacob. 15:13-14. God's plan is to make Israel great nation in Egypt. Canaan was not good enough for Israel to grow to a nation because of those established neighboring kingdoms in there, and also they were not sinful enough to be destroyed. 15:16)

4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.” (God promised His presence and protection for Jacob even in Egypt as He had done for Jacob on his way to Paddan Aram. 28:15)

5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

6 So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. (It was a grand immigration.)

7 Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters- all his offspring. (1, List of Jacob's Immigration Family Members.)

8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.

9 The sons of Reuben: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.

16 The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel.

18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah- sixteen in all.

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

20 In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.

22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob- fourteen in all.

23The son of Dan: Hushim.

24The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.

25These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel- seven in all.

26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob- those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives- numbered sixty-six persons. (Total 66 persons from Canaan.)

27 With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy in all. (70 including Joseph's family.)

28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. (Judah was the front runner.) When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time. (Joseph welcomed his family with dignity but very personally and emotionally.)

30 Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.” (Jacob was very happy, no more bitterness of his life.)

31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.’ (Joseph will report the arrival of his family in Goshen to Pharaoh, and ask him to allow his family to stay in Goshen.) (Note 45-1) 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.” (Joseph coached his brothers to request Goshen to Pharaoh for their stay when they were asked.)

(1, List of Jacob's Immigration Family Members) (AI)

In biblical history, the "immigration" of Jacob’s family refers to the Israelites' migration from Canaan to Egypt during a severe famine (Genesis 46). The core household that relocated to Egypt totaled 70 direct descendants.

A complete list of Jacob’s household immigration members is divided by his wives and their handmaidens:

1. Children of Leah

    Sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

    Daughter: Dinah.

    Notable Grandchildren: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi (via Reuben); Gershon, Kohath, Merari (via Levi); Perez, Zerah (via Judah).

2. Children of Zilpah (Leah’s Handmaiden)

    Sons: Gad and Asher.

    Notable Granddaughter: Serah (also an immigrant).

3. Children of Bilhah (Rachel’s Handmaiden)

    Sons: Dan and Naphtali.

4. Children of Rachel

    Sons: Joseph and Benjamin.

    Notable Grandchildren: Manasseh and Ephraim, who were born in Egypt and later treated as heads of their own tribes.