From Abraham in Canaan to Israel in Egypt

1 But Abram went out from there and lived in the land of Canaan, taking with him Lot his brother’s son and Sarai his wife. Because Sarai was barren and had no children, Abram took Hagar her maid, and she bore him Ishmael. And Ishmael fathered 12 sons. 2 Then Lot left Abram and lived in Sodom, but Abram lived in the land of Ham. The men of Sodom were very evil and exceedingly sinful. 3 God appeared to Abraham, saying, “To your offspring I will give this land; and your name will be called Abraham, and Sarai your wife will be called Sara. I will give you from her offspring that will endure forever, and I will make my covenant with you.” Abraham knew his wife Sara, and she conceived and bore Isaac. 4 Isaac took a wife from Mesopotamia, the daughter of Bathuel, who conceived and bore him Esau and Jacob. 5 Esau took as wives Judin the daughter of Bereu, Basemath the daughter of Elon, Elibema the daughter of Anan, and Manem the daughter of Samahel. Basemath bore him Adelifan, and the sons of Adelifan were Temar, Omar, Seffor, Getan, Tenaz, and Amalec. Judin bore Tenacis, Ieruebemas, Bassemen, and Rugil; and the sons of Rugil were Naizar and Samaza. Elibema bore Auz, Iollam, and Coro. Manem bore Tenetde and Thenatela. 6 Jacob took as wives the daughters of Laban the Syrian, Lia and Rachel, and two concubines, Bala and Zelpha. Lia bore him Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isachar, Zabulon, and Dina their sister. Rachel bore Joseph and Benjamin. Bala bore Dan and Neptalim, and Zelpha bore Gad and Aser. These are the 12 sons of Jacob and one daughter. 7 Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, and Sichem the son of Emor the Correan forced his daughter Dina and violated her. Simeon and Levi the sons of Jacob went in and killed all their city with the edge of the sword, and took Dina their sister,⁠a and went out from there. 8 Afterward Job took her as his wife and fathered by her 14 sons and 6 daughters, that is, 7 sons and 3 daughters before he was struck with affliction, and afterward, when he was made whole, 7 sons and 3 daughters. These are their names: Eliphac, Erinoe, Diasat, Philias, Diffar, Zellud, Thelon; and his daughters Meru, Litaz, Zeli. And the names of the later children were the same as those of the former. 9 Now Jacob and his 12 sons lived in the land of Canaan, and his sons hated their brother Joseph, whom they handed over into Egypt, to Petephres the chief of Pharaoh’s cooks, and he stayed with him 14 years. 10 After the king of Egypt had seen a dream, they told him about Joseph, and Joseph explained the dreams to him. And after he explained his dreams, Pharaoh made him prince over all the land of Egypt. At that time there was a famine in all the land, as Joseph had foreseen. His brothers came down into Egypt to buy food, because there was food only in Egypt. Joseph recognized his brothers and made himself known to them, and he did not deal harshly with them. He sent and called his father out of the land of Canaan, and he came down to him. 11 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came down into Egypt with Jacob, each with his household. The sons of Reuben: Enoch, Phallud, Esrom, and Carmin. The sons of Simeon: Namuhel, Iamin, Dot, Iachin, and Saul the son of a Canaanite woman. The sons of Levi: Gerson, Caat, and Merari. The sons of Juda: Auna, Selon, Phares, and Zerami. The sons of Isachar: Tola, Phua, Job, and Sombram. The sons of Zabulon: Sarelon and Iaillil. And Dina their sister bore 14 sons and 6 daughters. These are the generations of Lia, whom she bore to Jacob. All the souls of sons and daughters were 72. 12 The sons of Dan: Usinam. The sons of Neptalim: Betaal, Neemmu, Surem, Optisariel. These are the generations of Balla, which she bore to Jacob. All the souls were 8. 13 The sons of Gad: Sariel, Sua, Visui, Mophat, and Sar; their sister, the daughter of Seriebel, Melchiel. These are the generations of Zelpha the wife of Jacob, which she bore to him. All the souls of sons and daughters were 10 in number. 14 The sons of Joseph: Ephraim and Manassen. And Benjamin fathered Gela, Esbel, Abocmephec, and Utundeus. These were the souls that Rachel bore to Jacob, 14. And they went down into Egypt and stayed there 210 years.