Genesis 46:26

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66 people. (The wives of Jacob’s sons were not counted in this number.)

Cross References

Exodus 1:5

Another son, Joseph, was already in Egypt. So Jacob’s whole family was with him in Egypt—70 descendants in all.

Judges 8:30

Gideon had 70 sons of his own. He had so many sons because he had many wives.

Genesis 35:11

God said to him, “I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.

Acts 7:14

Then Joseph sent some men to tell Jacob, his father, to come to Egypt. He also invited all his relatives, a total of 75 people.

Genesis 34:30

But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have caused me a lot of trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanites and the Perizzites will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me.”

Exodus 1:1

When Jacob (Israel) went to Egypt, his sons and their families went with him. Here are the names of those sons:

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only 70 people. Now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.