Genesis 46:27 meaning and explanation

And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

Genesis 46:27, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes the census of Jacob's family that begins in verse 8. The list counts Jacob's descendants who came to Egypt, and verse 26 gives sixty-six persons, excluding the wives of Jacob's sons.

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