And these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt ,.... Not meaning precisely Jacob's seed and offspring, but the body of the people of Israel, as they were when they went into Egypt, including Jacob himself: Jacob and his sons ; for he went with them to Egypt, and was the head and principal of them: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn ; see Genesis 29:32 . read more
And the sons of Reuben, Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. From whom came the families named after them, of which they were the heads, Numbers 26:5 . read more
And the sons of Simeon ,.... Who was the second son of Jacob: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar ; the first of these is called Nemuel, Numbers 26:12 ; the third, Ohad, is omitted in the places referred to, he dying without children, as may be supposed, and so was not the head of any family; and the fourth, Jachin, is called Jarib, 1 Chronicles 4:24 ; and the fifth is called Zerah, in the above place, by a transposition of letters: and Shaul the son of a... read more
And the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. From these sprung the priests and Levites, see Numbers 3:1 . read more
And the sons of Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez , and Zarah ,.... Five of them: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan ; and so did not go with Jacob into Egypt; and which is observed that they might not be reckoned among them, though it was proper to take notice of them in the genealogy: and the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul ; some think that these could not be born in Canaan, but in Egypt; and that they are mentioned among those that went down to Egypt,... read more
And the sons of Issachar, Tola, and Phuvah; and Job, and Shimron. The first of these was the father of a numerous race in the days of David, their number was 22,600; See Gill on 1 Chronicles 7:2 ; the second is called Puah, and the third Jashub, and the fourth Shimrom, 1 Chronicles 7:1 ; and were all the heads of families, as appears from the places referred to. read more
And the sons of Zebulun, Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. Whose names are the same in Numbers 26:26 . read more
These are the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram ,.... Which must be restrained to the six sons only, who were properly Leah's, and not to their sons' sons, for they were not born in Padanaram, but in Canaan: with his daughter Dinah ; who also was by Leah: all the souls of his sons and daughters were thirty and three ; that is, together with himself, or otherwise it will be difficult to give the exact number; if all before mentioned are to be reckoned there will... read more
And the sons of Gad ,.... A son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah's maid; for the historian, before he proceeds to give an account of his sons by Rachel, finishes the account of all his sons by Leah and her maid: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, and Eri, and Arodi, and Areli ; in all seven; the same number is given, and in the same order, Numbers 26:15 . read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 46:5-27
Old Jacob is here flitting. Little did he think of ever leaving Canaan; he expected, no doubt, to die in his nest, and to leave his seed in actual possession of the promised land: but Providence orders it otherwise. Note, Those that think themselves well settled may yet be unsettled in a little time. Even old people, who think of no other removal than that to the grave (which Jacob had much upon his heart, Gen. 37:35; 42:38), sometimes live to see great changes in their family. It is good to... read more