Exodus 1:1-5

The Israelites Oppressed

1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;
3 Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin;
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 46:8
  • 2. Genesis 35:22-26; Numbers 1:20-43
  • 3. S Genesis 46:26

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) "seventy-five"
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