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These are the sons who were born to Leah and Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah. He had thirty-three sons and daughters.

These are the sons of Jacob and Zilpah, the woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to sixteen of Jacob's children.

These are the sons of Jacob and Bilhah, the woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. There were seven sons in all.

All the people who came to Egypt with Jacob, the children of his own body, were sixty-six people in all. Added to this were the wives of Jacob's sons.

Then Joseph made his wagon ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. When he came to him, they put their arms around each other and cried for a long time.

Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's family, "I will go and tell Pharaoh, ‘My brothers and my father's family have come to me from the land of Canaan.

He took five men from among his brothers, and brought them to Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, "What is your work?" So they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, both we and our fathers."

Then Joseph brought his father Jacob to Pharaoh. Jacob prayed that good would come to Pharaoh.

So Joseph made a place for his father and his brothers. He gave them a part of the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had told him.

Joseph gave food to his father and his brothers and all his father's family, for the needs of their children.

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. For every Egyptian sold his field, because the time without food was hard for them. So the land became Pharaoh's.

When the time came for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph. He said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, give me your promise to be kind and faithful to me. I ask of you, do not bury me in Egypt.

Jacob said, "Promise me." So Joseph gave him his promise. Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.

After this Joseph was told, "See, your father is sick." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel gathered his strength and sat up in bed.

Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." So Israel said, "Bring them to me, so I may pray that good will come to them."

Now Israel's eyes had become weak from being old, and he could not see. So Joseph brought them near to him. And Israel kissed them and put his arms around them.

Then Joseph took them from his knees, and bowed to the ground.

Then taking Ephraim with his right hand, Joseph put him at Israel's left side. And with his left hand he put Manasseh at Israel's right side, placing them near him.