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Genesis 46:15

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These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 15

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. 15

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… לֵאָה (Lêʼâh, H3812) — Leah, a wife of Jacob יָלַד (yâlad, H3205) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show… יַעֲקֹב (Yaʻăqôb, H3290) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch פַּדָּן (Paddân, H6307) — Paddan or Paddan-Aram, a region of Syria בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and… דִּינָה (Dîynâh, H1783) — Dinah, the daughter of Jacob נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… שְׁלוֹשִׁים (shᵉlôwshîym, H7970) — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, H7969) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

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