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Genesis 46:22

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These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 22

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. 22

בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… רָחֵל (Râchêl, H7354) — Rachel, 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 נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, H702) — four עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, H6240) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

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