1. Israel packed up everything he owned and traveled to Beer-sheba. There he offered sacrifices to his father Isaac’s God.
2. God said to Israel in a vision at night, "Jacob! Jacob!" and he said, "I’m here."
3. He said, "I am El, your father’s God. Don’t be afraid to go down to Egypt because I will make a great nation of you there.
4. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I promise to bring you out again. Joseph will close your eyes when you die."
5. Then Jacob left Beer-sheba. Israel’s sons put their father Jacob, their children, and their wives on the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6. They took their livestock and their possessions that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and arrived in Egypt, Jacob and all of his children with him.
7. His sons and grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters—all of his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
8. These are the names of the Israelites who went to Egypt, including Jacob and his sons. Jacob’s oldest son was Reuben.
9. Reuben’s sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10. Simeon’s sons were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, whose mother was a Canaanite.
11. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12. Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. Er and Onan both died in the land of Canaan. Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
13. Issachar’s sons were Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron.
14. Zebulun’s sons were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.