¹⁸ These were the descendants of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to these children for Jacob. The total was sixteen. ¹⁹ The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. ²⁰ In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On.

Names

Benjamin

Jacob

Joseph

Rachel

Cross References

Genesis 44:27

Our father said, 'You know that my wife Rachel bore me only two sons.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said: I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel.

Genesis 30:24

She named him Joseph. She said: May Jehovah give me another son.

Genesis 35:16-18

After that they moved from Bethel. When there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She had severe labor pains.

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 37:1-36

Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived.

Genesis 39:1-23

Joseph had been taken to Egypt. Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's Egyptian officials and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

Genesis 47:1-31

Joseph took five of his brothers and went to the king. He told him: My father and my brothers have come from Canaan with their flocks, their herds, and all that they own. They are now in the region of Goshen.

Genesis 49:22-27

Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree by a spring, with branches climbing over a wall.

Genesis 50:1-14

Joseph threw himself on his father. He cried over him, and kissed him.

Exodus 1:3

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

Exodus 1:5

Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob's descendants was seventy.

Numbers 1:36-37

The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty.

Numbers 26:38-41

The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram,

Deuteronomy 33:12-17

May the beloved of Jehovah dwell in security by him who shields him all the day. He dwells between his shoulders.

1 Chronicles 2:2

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.