So Jacob set out for Egypt with all his possessions. And when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Issac. During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob!” he called.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
“I am God, the God of your father”, the voice said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make your family a great nation. I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”
So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took him to Egypt. They carried with him and their little ones and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had provided for them. They also took all of the livestock and all the personal belongings they had acquired in the and of Canaan. So Jacob and his entire family went to Egypt-sons and grandsons, daughter and granddaughters-all of his descendants. (vv. 1-7-NLT)
The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt, not counting his sos’s wives, was sixty-six. In addition, Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. So all together, there were seventy members of Jacob’s family in the land of Egypt. (vv 26-27, NLT)