Genesis 46:26

Contemporary English Version 1995

Sixty-six members of Jacob's family went to Egypt with him, not counting his daughters-in-law.

Cross References

Judges 8:30

Gideon had many wives and 70 sons.

Acts 7:14

Joseph sent for his father and his relatives. In all, there were 75 of them.

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

Exodus 1:1

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.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only 70 of them. But the Lord has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.