1. Jacob packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshipped.
2. That night, God spoke to him and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”“Here I am,” Jacob answered.
16-18. Jacob and Zilpah, the servant woman Laban had given his daughter Leah, had a total of sixteen children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.Their son Gad took his sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.Their son Asher took his sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, who took his sons, Heber and Malchiel.Serah, the daughter of Asher, also went.
19-22. Jacob and Rachel had fourteen children and grandchildren.Their son Joseph was already in Egypt, where he had married Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of Heliopolis. Joseph and Asenath had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.Jacob and Rachel's son Benjamin took his sons Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
23-25. Jacob and Bilhah, the servant woman Laban had given his daughter Rachel, had seven children and grandchildren.Their son Dan took his son Hushim.Their son Naphtali took his sons Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.