Genesis 35: 22 Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali. 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
This list of verses listing the sons of Jacob are proceeded and followed by the record of the deaths of his wife Rachel (in childbirth) and his father Isaac. It was a full house which was full of future history. This is the next generation, representing both the hopes and horrors of what might happen in and to their nation. We will get to see who has learned to trust God like Jacob, and who will take things into their own hands.
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