Genesis 46:16

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“The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.”

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BSBPD

“The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:16 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 30:11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
  2. Genesis 35:26And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
  3. Genesis 49:19Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
  4. Numbers 1:11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
  5. Numbers 1:24From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
  6. Numbers 26:15These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
  7. Numbers 26:16the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,
  8. Numbers 26:17the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli.
  9. Deuteronomy 33:20Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
  11. 1 Chronicles 5:11The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

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