Jacob had how many children

For example: Luke - Then should not this daughter of Abraham , whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?

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Answer from Pastor Bob: Jacob whose name was changed to Israel had 12 sons see Genesis and He also had one daughter who was named, Dinah Genesis , and there are references to other daughters, but they are not named Genesis ; Thus he had more than 13 children, but we do not know the exact number.

The 12 sons formed the twelve tribes of Israel. Often, the two sons of Joseph Jacob's grandsons are each counted as a tribe. They were Ephraim and Manasseh. But the priestly tribe of Levi, which lived in cities and had no land, is left out of the count to keep the number at 12 tribes assigned portions of the Promised Land.

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