8. Now these are the names of the children of Israel who went into Egypt. (They are Jacob and his descendants.)Reuben was Jacob’s first son.
9. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
10. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. (Shaul was Simeon’s son by a Canaanite woman.)
11. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
12. Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. (But Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
13. Issachar’s sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.
14. Zebulun’s sons were Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15. These are the sons of Leah and Jacob born in Northwest Mesopotamia. His daughter Dinah was also born there. There were 33 persons in this part of Jacob’s family.
16. Gad’s sons were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.