Study Desk

We answered, ‘We have a father who is old and a younger brother, born to him in his old age. The boy's brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother's children still alive; his father loves him very much.'

You can live in the region of Goshen, where you can be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your sheep, your goats, your cattle, and everything else that you have.

Tell them also to take wagons with them from Egypt for their wives and small children and to bring their father with them.

Jacob set out from Beersheba. His sons put him, their small children, and their wives in the wagons which the king of Egypt had sent.

The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen, where they became rich and had many children.

He said to me, ‘I will give you many children, so that your descendants will become many nations; I will give this land to your descendants as their possession forever.'"

Jacob said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your children."

May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!"

It is your father's God who helps you, The Almighty God who blesses you With blessings of rain from above And of deep waters from beneath the ground, Blessings of many cattle and children,

His family, his brothers, and the rest of his father's family all went with him. Only their small children and their sheep, goats, and cattle stayed in the region of Goshen.

You have nothing to fear. I will take care of you and your children." So he reassured them with kind words that touched their hearts.

He lived to see Ephraim's children and grandchildren. He also lived to receive the children of Machir son of Manasseh into the family.

but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.

and in order that you may be able to tell your children and grandchildren how I made fools of the Egyptians when I performed the miracles. All of you will know that I am the Lord ."

Moses answered, "We will all go, including our children and our old people. We will take our sons and daughters, our sheep and goats, and our cattle, because we must hold a festival to honor the Lord ."

The king said, "I swear by the Lord that I will never let you take your women and children! It is clear that you are plotting to revolt.

The king called Moses and said, "You may go and worship the Lord ; even your women and children may go with you. But your sheep, goats, and cattle must stay here."

You and your children must obey these rules forever.

When your children ask you, ‘What does this ritual mean?'

The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Sukkoth. There were about 600,000 men, not counting women and children.