Genesis 46

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Genesis 46 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob (Israel) and his family's journey to Egypt, including a detailed listing of his descendants who went with him.

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Genesis 46 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Book of Genesis
canonicalContext Patriarchal narratives
contains genealogy of Jacob’s descendants
describesEvent God’s appearance to Jacob in visions
Jacob’s journey to Egypt
migration of Jacob’s family to Egypt
reunion of Jacob and Joseph
follows Genesis 45
hasLocation Beersheba
Canaan
Egypt
Goshen
hasMainCharacter Benjamin
God
Israel
Jacob
Joseph
Yehuda
surface form: Judah

Levi
Pharaoh
Reuben
languageOfWork Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
literaryGenre genealogy
narrative
mentions Ephraim
Hamul
Hezron
Judah’s sons
Manasseh
seventy persons of the house of Jacob
sons of Bilhah
sons of Leah
sons of Rachel
sons of Zilpah
partOf Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament

Torah
surface form: Pentateuch

Torah
precedes Genesis 47
recordsDivinePromise God will go down to Egypt with Jacob
God will make Jacob a great nation in Egypt
God will surely bring Jacob up again
recordsDivineStatement Joseph shall put his hand upon Jacob’s eyes
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
theme covenant continuity
divine guidance
family migration

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Simeon scripturalReference Genesis 46