Genesis 46:27

27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. 1All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.

Genesis 46:27 In-Context

25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob--seven persons in all.
26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all.
27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy.
28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22; [Acts 7:14]
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