When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Your father and your brothers have come to you.

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was tending them.

We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’

When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah.

When Shelah had lived 30 years, he became the father of Eber.

When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.

When Serug had lived 30 years, he became the father of Nahor.

When Nahor had lived 29 years, he became the father of Terah.

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father tell your brother Esau,

Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Acquire this young girl as my wife.”

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what Joseph said.

When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died: