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Genesis 46:22

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These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.
The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Though this verse lists Benjamin’s descendants, it belongs to Jacob’s migration from Canaan to Egypt, where the family would settle in Goshen. Heliopolis was the Egyptian city associated

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Genesis 46:22 mentions Canaan, Egypt, Goshen, Heliopolis and Paddan-aram.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Goshen · Didia
Heliopolis · Neithsabes

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