Exodus 1:2

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

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Exodus 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 1:2

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah.
] The first sons of Jacob by Leah.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 1:2 In-Context

1 These are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt with Jacob, each bringing his family members:

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5 Seventy persons in all generated by Jacob's seed. Joseph was already in Egypt.

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