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Genesis 46:22

β€œThese are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.”
Genesis 46:22, World English Bible
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What does Genesis 46:22 mean?

Rachel had two sons with Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin. This verse concludes the list of Rachel's children and their descendants, noting that her family line totaled fourteen people by the time Jacob's household journeyed to Egypt. The counting matters because it shows how God's promises to Abraham about descendants had grown substantially, even though Rachel herself had died before this journey took place.