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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About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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