Genesis 46:25-27

25 These are the ¹sons of Bilhah, whom ²Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all.

26 ³All the persons belonging to Jacob, who came to Egypt, his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob's sons, were sixty-six persons in all,

27 and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were two; ⁴all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.

Genesis 46:25-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 46

In this chapter we are told, that Jacob with all his family and substance took a journey to Egypt to see his son Joseph, as he determined, in which he was encouraged to proceed by a vision from God, Ge 46:1-7; and an account is given of all his sons, his sons' sons and daughters that went thither with him, Ge 46:8-27; when he came near to Egypt he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to acquaint him of his coming, who met him at Goshen, where there was a most affectionate interview between them, Ge 46:28-30; and when he gave directions and instructions what answers to give to Pharaoh's questions, when they should appear before him, to whom he proposed to go and inform him of their being come into Egypt, Ge 46:31-34.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 30:5, 7
• 2. Genesis 29:29
• 3. Exodus 1:5
• 4. Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22; Acts 7:14

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "who came out of his loins"
• [b]. Lit "two souls"