Genesis Genealogy
Part 4: Jacob and his descendants
Beginning with chapter 37, the book ignores the first three parts of the
genealogy, and focuses only on Jacob's descendants:
This last part of the genealogy is a little different
from the other three. In this part, Jacob's and Judah's children are separated by each woman who
bore them:
Jacob-had two wives (Leah and Rachel) and two concubines (Zilpah and Bilhah):
- by his wife Leah (chapter 29):
- son Reuben (29:32) begat:
- son Hanoch (46:9)
- son Phallu (46:9)
- son Hezron (46:9)
- son Carmi (46:9)
- son Simeon (29:33) begat:
- son Jemuel (46:10)
- son Jamin (46:10)
- son Ohad (46:10)
- son Jachin (46:10)
- son Zohar (46:10)
- son Shaul (46:10)
- son Levi (29:34) begat:
- son Gershon (46:11)
- son Kohath (46:11)
- son Merari (46:11)
- son Judah (29:35) begat:
- by his wife Bathshua (chapter 38):
- son Er (38:3; 46:12) (died in 38:7, leaving no children)
- son Onan (38:4; 46:12) (died in 38:10, leaving no children)
- son Shelah (38:5; 46:12)
- by his ex-daughter-in-law, Tamar (chapter 38):
- son Perez (also called Pharez) (38:29) begat:
- son Hezron (46:12)
- son Hamul (46:12)
- son Zarah (38:30)
- son Issachar (30:17-18) begat:
- son Tola (46:13)
- son Phuvah (46:13)
- son Job (46:13)
- son Shimron (46:13)
- son Zebulun (30:19-20) begat:
- son Sered (46:14)
- son Elon (46:14)
- son Jahleel (46:14)
- daughter Dinah (30:21) (no known children)
- by his concubine, Zilpah (30:9):
- son Gad (30:11) begat:
- son Ziphion (46:16)
- son Haggi (46:16)
- son Shuni (46:16)
- son Ezbon (46:16)
- son Eri (46:16)
- son Arodi (46:16)
- son Areli (46:16)
- son Asher (36:13) begat:
- son Jimnah (46:17)
- son Ishuah (46:17)
- son Isui (46:17)
- son Beriah (46:17) begat:
- son Heber (46:17)
- son Malchiel (46:17)
- daughter Serah (46:17)
- by his concubine, Bilhah (30:4):
- son Dan (30:6) begat:
- son Naphtali (30:8) begat:
- son Jahzeel (46:24)
- son Guni (46:24)
- son Jezer (46:24)
- son Shillem (46:24)
- by his wife Rachel (29:29):
- son Joseph (30:23-24) (wife: Asenath (41:45)) begat:
- son Manasseh (41:50-52; 46:20) begat:
- son Machir (50:23)
- various children (names not given) (50:23)
- son Ephraim (41:50-52; 46:20)
- son Benjamin (35:16-18) begat:
- son Belah (46:21)
- son Becher (46:21)
- son Ashbel (46:21)
- son Gera (46:21)
- son Naaman (46:21)
- son Ehi (46:21)
- son Rosh (46:21)
- son Muppim (46:21)
- son Huppim (46:21)
- son Ard (46:21)
End of Genealogy
Part 1: Adam to Noah
Part 2: Noah to Terah
Part 3: Abraham and his family
Part 4: Jacob and his descendants
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