²⁶ The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sons’ wives, was sixty-six.

⁵ In all, Jacob had seventy^[a] descendants in Egypt, including Joseph, who was already there.

³⁰ He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives.

¹¹ Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!