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CHAP. XLVI.

 

Israel warranted in a vision from God, goeth into Aegypt with al his familie, 8.^[1] who are here recited. 28. Ioseph meeting him in Gessen, aduiseth him to tel Pharao, that they are shepheards by their trade of life.

 

AND Israel taking his iourney, with al things that he had ^[2] came to the wel of the oath, and killing there victimes to the God of his father Isaac. He heard him ²by a vision of the night calling him, and saying vnto him: Iacob, Iacob. To whom he answered: Loe here I am. ³God said to him: I am the most mightie God of thy father: feare not, goe downe into Ægypt, for into a great nation wil I make thee there. I wil goe downe with thee thither, ⁴and thence wil I bring thee returning: Ioseph also shal put his handes vpon thine eyes. ⁵And Iacob rose vp from the wel of the oath: and his sonnes tooke him vp, with their little ones and wiues in the waynes, which Pharao had sent to carie the old man, ⁶and al that he had possessed in the Land of Chanaan: and he came into Ægypt with al his sede, ⁷his sonnes, and nephewes, daughters, and al his progenie together. And these are the names of the ⁸ children of Israel, that entred into Ægypt, him selfe with his children. His first-begotten Ruben. ⁹The sonnes of Ruben: Henoch and Phallu and Hesron and Charmi. ¹⁰The sonnes of Simeon: Iamuel and Iamin and Ahod, and Iachin and Sohar, and Saul the sonne of Chananitesse. ¹¹The sonnes of Leui: Gerson and Caath and Merari. ¹²The sonnes of Iuda: Her and Onan & Sela and Phares and Zara. And Her and Onan died in the land of Chanaan. And there were sonnes borne to Phares: Hesron and Hamul. ¹³The sonnes of Issachar: Thola and Phua and Iob and Semron. ¹⁴The sonnes of Zabulon: Sared & Elon and Iahelel. ¹⁵These are the sonnes of Lia, which she bare ^[3] in Mesopotamia of Syria with Dina his daughter. Al the soules of his sonnes and daughters, are thirtie three. ¹⁶The sonnes of Gad: Sephion and Haggi and Siuni and Esebon and Heri and Arodi and Areli. ¹⁷The sonnes of Aser: Iamne and Iesua and Iessui and Beria, Sara also their sister. The sonnes of Beria: Heber and Melchiel. ¹⁸these be the sonnes of Zelpha, whom Laban gaue to Lia his daughter. and these she bare to Iacob sixtene soules. ¹⁹The sonnes of Rachel Iacobs wife: Ioseph and Beniamin. ²⁰And there were sonnes borne to Ioseph, in the Land of Ægypt, which Aseneth the daughter of Putiphar priest of Heliopolis bare to him: Manasses and Ephraim. ²¹The sonnes of Beniamin: Bela and Be-

1. The eight and last part of this booke.
2. Of Iacob and his progenies going into Ægypt. Of his and Iosephs death.
3. That is, she bare her fathers in Mesopotamia. S. Aug. q. 131. in Gen.