Daily Chumash Thursday, 2nd Teves Vayigash: Yaakovs family who arrived to Mitzrayim

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Chamishi (according to Torah Temima/Chabad)

  1. Yaakovs family who arrived to Mitzrayim:
  • The following are the children and grandchildren who traveled with Yaakov to Egypt:
  1. The firstborn is Reuvein. The following are his sons:
    • Chanoch
    • Palu
    • Chetzron
    • Carmi
  2. Shimon had the following sons:
    • Yemuail
    • Yamin
    • Ohad
    • Yachin
    • Tzohar
    • Shaul the son of the Canaanite Woman (Dinah).
  3. Levi had the following sons:
    • Gershon
    • Kehas
    • Merari
  4. Yehuda had the following sons:
    • Er, who deceased in the land of Canaan.
    • Onan, who deceased in the land of Canaan.
    • Shailah
    • Peretz and his children
      • Chetzron
      • Chamul
    • Zarach
  5. Yissachar had the following sons:
    • Tola
    • Puvah
    • Yov
    • Shimron
  6. Zevulun had the following sons:
    • Sered
    • Ailon
    • Yachle’ail
  • The above were the sons of Leah, in addition to Dina his daughter, for a total of 33 people.
  1. Gad had the following sons:
    • Tzifyon
    • Chagi
    • Shuni
    • Etzbon
    • Airi
    • Arodi
    • Areli
  2. Asher had the following sons:
    • Yimnah
    • Yishvah
    • Yishvi
    • Briyah and his children
      • Chever
      • Malkiel
    • Serach their sister
  • The above were the sons of Zilpa, who Lavan gave to Leah his daughter, for a total of 16 people.
  • Rachel, the wife of Yaakov, had Yosef and Binyamin.
  1. Yosef had the following sons in Egypt with his wife, Asnas Bas Poti Fera:
    • Menasheh
    • Efrayim
  2. Binyamon had the following sons:
    • Bela
    • Becher
    • Ashbail
    • Gaira
    • Naaman
    • Aichi
    • Rosh
    • Mupim
    • Chupim
    • Ard
  • The above were the sons of Rachel, for a total of 14 people.
  1. Dan had the following sons:
    • Chushim
  2. Naftalai had the following sons:
    • Yachtzeail
    • Guniy
    • Yaitzer
    • Shilaim
  • The above were the sons of Bilah, who Lavan gave to Rachel his daughter, for a total of 7 people.
  • The total number of descendants: The total amount of descendants who came with Yaakov to Egypt, aside for the wives of his sons, is 66. Yosef had two sons in Egypt, making it a total of 70.

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