46Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.H3478H5265H935H884H2076H2077H430H1H33272God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied.H430H559H3478H4759H3915H559H3290H3290H5593"I'm God, your father's God. Don't be afraid to move down to Egypt, because I'm going to turn you into a mighty nation there.H559H410H430H1H3372H3381H4714H7760H1419H14714I'm going down with you to Egypt, and I'm certainly going to bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes."H3381H4714H5927H5927H3130H7896H3027H58695So Jacob got up and left Beersheba, and Israel's sons carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives in the transport wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry them.H3290H6965H884H1121H3478H5375H3290H1H2945H802H5699H6547H7971H53756They took their livestock and their household property that they had acquired in the land of Canaan and traveled to Egypt. Jacob and all of his descendants went with him -H3947H4735H7399H7408H776H3667H935H4714H3290H22337including his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters - every one of his descendants accompanied him to Egypt.H1121H1121H1121H1323H1121H1323H2233H935H47148Here's a list of the names of Israel's sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn;H8034H1121H3478H935H4714H3290H1121H7205H3290H10609Reuben's sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi;H1121H7205H2585H6396H2696H375610Simeon's sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman;H1121H8095H3223H3226H161H3199H6714H7586H1121H366911Levi's sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;H1121H3878H1648H6955H484712and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hammul.H1121H3063H6147H209H7956H6557H2226H6147H209H4191H776H3667H1121H6557H2696H253813Also included were Issachar's sons Tola, Puvvah, Job, and Shimron;H1121H3485H8439H6312H3102H811014along with Zebulun's sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.H1121H2074H5624H356H317715These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-Aram, along with his daughter Dinah. His sons and daughters numbered 33.12H1121H3812H3205H3290H6307H1323H1783H5315H1121H1323H7970H796916Also included were Gad's sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli;H1121H1410H6837H2291H7764H675H6179H722H69217Asher's sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons Heber and Malchiel were also included.H1121H836H3232H3438H3440H1283H8294H269H1121H1283H2268H443918These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen persons to Jacob.H1121H2153H3837H5414H3812H1323H3205H3290H6240H8337H531519Jacob's wife Rachel's sons were Joseph and Benjamin.H1121H7354H3290H802H3130H114420Joseph's son born in the land of Egypt included Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.H3130H776H4714H3205H4519H669H621H1323H6319H3548H204H320521Benjamin's sons included Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.H1121H1144H1106H1071H788H1617H5283H278H7220H4649H2650H71422These were all the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob - fourteen persons in all.H1121H7354H3205H3290H5315H702H624023Also included were Dan's son Hushim;H1121H1835H236624Naphtali's sons Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.H1121H5321H3183H1476H3337H800625There were sons of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel. She bore these children to Jacob - seven persons in all.H1121H1090H3837H5414H7354H1323H3205H3290H5315H765126All of these people, who belonged to Jacob's family, traveled to Egypt. All of his direct descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, numbered 66 persons in all.H5315H935H3290H4714H3318H3409H3290H1121H802H5315H8346H833727Joseph had two sons borne to him in Egypt, and all of the people who came to Egypt of Jacob's household numbered 70.H1121H3130H3205H4714H8147H5315H5315H1004H3290H935H4714H765728He sent Judah ahead of them to meet with Joseph, who would be guiding them to Goshen, and so they arrived.H7971H3063H6440H3130H3384H6440H1657H935H776H165729Joseph prepared his chariot and went to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Jacob appeared in his presence, he fell on his neck and wept on his neck for a long time.H3130H631H4818H5927H7125H3478H1H1657H7200H5307H6677H1058H6677H575030"Now let me die," Israel told Joseph, since I've seen your face and confirmed that you're still alive!"H3478H559H3130H6471H4191H310H7200H6440H5750H241631But Joseph addressed his brothers and his father's household and told them, "I'll go up and tell Pharaoh that my brothers and my father's household have arrived from Canaan to be with me.H3130H559H251H1H1004H5927H5046H6547H559H251H1H1004H776H3667H93532I'll mention that the men are shepherds. Because they've been taking care of livestock, they brought along their flocks, their herds, and everything else that they own.H582H7462H6629H4735H935H6629H124133When Pharaoh calls for you and asks you 'What's your occupation'H6547H7121H559H463934you are to tell him, 'Your servants have been taking care of livestock from our youth right up to this day. This includes we and our ancestors.' That way, you'll be able to live in the Goshen territory, since shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians."H559H5650H582H4735H5271H1H3427H776H1657H7462H6629H8441H4714