Exodus 1:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

When Jacob went to Egypt, his son Joseph was already there. So Jacob took his eleven other sons and their families. They were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Altogether, Jacob had 70 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who went with him.

Cross References

Genesis 35:18

Rachel was at the point of death, and right before dying, she said, “I'll name him Benoni.” But Jacob called him Benjamin.

Genesis 29:31

The Lord knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, and so he gave children to Leah, but not to Rachel.

Ezekiel 48:1

Each tribe will receive a section of land that runs from the eastern border of Israel west to the Mediterranean Sea. The northern border of Israel will run along the towns of Hethlon and Lebo-Hamath, and will end at Hazar-Enon, which is on the border between the kingdoms of Damascus and Hamath. The tribes will receive their share of land in the following order, from north to south: Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah.

Genesis 46:27

Jacob's two grandsons who were born there made it a total of 70 members of Jacob's family in Egypt.