These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps – twelve princes according to their clans.

So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”

Then his father Isaac said to him, “Come here and kiss me, my son.”

Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran.

Jacob’s sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated.

The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

He recognized it and exclaimed, “It is my son’s tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!”

So Israel’s sons came to buy grain among the other travelers, for the famine was severe in the land of Canaan.

We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?

These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.