Genesis 46, 47

3. Participants in this Descent  a. The general statement is made in Gen. 46:5-7, 26, 27.  b. The number was 70 souls: Jacob and his sons. 1) Of the children of Leah: 6 sons, 23 grandsons, 1 daughter (Dinah, unmarried) total 32. 2) Of the children of Zilpah (Leah’s maid): 2 sons, 11 grandsons, 2 great-grandsons, 1 daughter, total 16. 3) Rachel’s children: 2 sons, 10 grandsons, 2 great-grandsons (Numbers 26:40)total 14.  4) Bilhah (Rachel’s maid): 2 sons, 5 grandsons, total 7. c....