Exodus 1:3

3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

Exodus 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 1:3

Issachar, Zebulun
The other two sons of Jacob, by Leah:

Benjamin;
the youngest of all Jacob's sons is placed here, being his son by his beloved wife Rachel. Joseph is not put into the account, because he did not go into Egypt with Jacob.

Exodus 1:3 In-Context

1 When Jacobn went to Egypt, he took his sons, and each son took his own family with him. These are the names of the sons of Israel:

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 There was a total of seventy people who were descendantsd of Jacob. Jacob's son Joseph was already in Egypt.