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Genesis 46:14

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The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 14

Jacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a famine, and invited thither by a son. Here, I. God sends him thither (Gen 46:1-4). II. All his family goes with him (v. 5-27). III. Joseph bids him welcome (Gen 46:28-34).

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Strong's Concordancev. 14

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… זְבוּלוּן (Zᵉbûwlûwn, H2074) — Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe סֶרֶד (Çered, H5624) — Sered, an Israelite אֵילוֹן (ʼÊylôwn, H356) — Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites יַחְלְאֵל (Yachlᵉʼêl, H3177) — Jachleel, an Israelite

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