Genesis 45:19   (Read all of Genesis 45)

"You are also directed to tell them, 'Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come.

Genesis 45:21   (Read all of Genesis 45)

So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.

Genesis 45:22   (Read all of Genesis 45)

To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

Genesis 45:23   (Read all of Genesis 45)

And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey.

Genesis 45:24   (Read all of Genesis 45)

Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, "Don't quarrel on the way!"

Genesis 45:25   (Read all of Genesis 45)

So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 45:26   (Read all of Genesis 45)

They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt." Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.

Genesis 45:27   (Read all of Genesis 45)

But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived.

Genesis 45:28   (Read all of Genesis 45)

And Israel said, "I'm convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."

Genesis 46:1   (Read all of Genesis 46)

So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

Genesis 46:2   (Read all of Genesis 46)

And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am," he replied.

Genesis 46:3   (Read all of Genesis 46)

"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Genesis 46:4   (Read all of Genesis 46)

I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."

Genesis 46:5   (Read all of Genesis 46)

Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.

Genesis 46:6   (Read all of Genesis 46)

So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt, taking with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan.

Genesis 46:7   (Read all of Genesis 46)

Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters-all his offspring.

Genesis 46:8   (Read all of Genesis 46)

These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.

Genesis 46:9   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Reuben: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

Genesis 46:10   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

Genesis 46:11   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Genesis 46:12   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Genesis 46:13   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron.

Genesis 46:14   (Read all of Genesis 46)

The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

Genesis 46:15   (Read all of Genesis 46)

These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, besides his daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.