Verse 26

All the members of Jacob’s household who went to Egypt, those who were his direct descendants (not counting the wives of his sons), numbered sixty-six persons in total.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 1:5 : 5 The total number of Jacob's descendants was seventy, and Joseph was already in Egypt.
  • Judg 8:30 : 30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.
  • Gen 35:11 : 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."