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Thematic Bible



The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They became rich and had many children. Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalPeople Multiplying

The Israelites left Rameses to go to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, plus all the women and children. Many other people also went with them, along with large numbers of sheep, goats, and cattle.

The children of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them. A new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, began to rule in Egypt. He said to his people: There are too many Israelites! They are stronger than we are. read more.
We must outsmart them or they will increase in number. If war breaks out they will leave the country and join our enemies to fight against us. So the Egyptians put slave masters over them in order to oppress them through forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply (storage) cities for Pharaoh. However the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they increased in number and spread out. The Egyptians could not stand them any longer. They forced the Israelites to work hard as slaves. They made their lives bitter with backbreaking work in mortar and bricks and every kind of work in the fields. All the jobs the Egyptians gave them were brutally hard work. The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives. Shiphrah and Puah were among them. He said: When you help the Hebrew women give birth on the birth stool, if it is a son you shall put him to death. If it is a daughter, then she shall live. The midwives respected God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them. They let the boys live. So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said: Why have you let the boys live? The midwives replied to Pharaoh: Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women. They are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them. God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

Jehovah made his people grow rapidly in number and stronger than their enemies. Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalGod Strengthening Peoplefruitfulness

When the time of God's promise to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersPeople MultiplyingGod's Promise To AbrahamThe Time AppointedPromisesfulfillment

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

These are the names of Israel's descendants (Jacob and his descendants) who arrived in Egypt. Reuben was Jacob's firstborn. The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. read more.
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. These were the sons Leah gave to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of these sons and daughters was thirty-three. The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel. 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. The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On. The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob. The total was fourteen. The son of Dan was Hushim. The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. These were the descendants of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She gave birth to these sons for Jacob. The total was seven. The total number of Jacob's direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was sixty-six. This did not include the wives of Jacob's sons. Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. There were a total of seventy people in Jacob's household who went to Egypt.

Your fathers traveled to Egypt, seventy persons in all. Now Jehovah your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the universe (physical heavens). Verse ConceptsStarsSeventies

Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his family, seventy-five people. Verse ConceptsSeventies

The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty, Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

The number of all the people together was forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty. As well as their men-servants and their women-servants, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-seven. They had two hundred and forty-five men and women to make music.

Jehovah (YHWH) spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said: Take a census of all the males of the congregation of Israel by families and households. List every man by name who is at least twenty years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions. read more.
One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household. Here are the names of the men who will help you: Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph's descendants. Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, son of Ochran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali. These were the men chosen from the congregation. They were the leaders of their ancestors' tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel. Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named and assembled the whole congregation on the first day of the second month. Each man at least twenty years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed. Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as Jehovah commanded him. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn son, listed every man by name that was at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Simeon registered and listed every man by name that was at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Gad listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Judah listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Issachar listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Issachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Zebulun listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Zebulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Joseph, those from Ephraim, listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Ephraim was forty thousand five hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Manasseh listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Manasseh was thirty-two thousand two hundred. 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. The total for the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Dan listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred. The roster of families and households for the descendants of Naphtali listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Naphtali was fifty-three thousand four hundred. Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders of Israel, each representing his own family, added up these totals. The Israelites registered by households. The grand total of men who were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. The households from the tribe of Levi were not registered along with the other Israelites. Jehovah said to Moses: Do not register the tribe of Levi or include them in the census with the other Israelites. Put the Levites in charge of the tent of God's words, including the equipment for the tent and everything else having to do with the tent. The Levites will carry the tent and all its equipment. They will take care of the tent and camp around it.

After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so the wind would not blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. I saw another angel ascending from the east. He had the seal of the living God. He cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea. He said: Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. read more.
I heard the number of those who were sealed. There were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand from all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.