| Genesis 30 - The sons of Jacob | ||||||||||
| God promised Jacob (later to be called Israel) that his descendants would be like the dust of the earth (Genesis 28:14). This promise began to take shape as he had thirteen children; twelve sons and a daughter. Jacob had four wives. Each bore at least two sons. Use the clues below to find out who was the oldest and youngest son of each wife. | ||||||||||
| Bilhah | Leah | Rachel | Zilpah | Asher | Benjamin | Naphtali | Zebulun | |||
| Oldest | Dan | |||||||||
| Sons | Gad | |||||||||
| Joseph | ||||||||||
| Reuben | ||||||||||
| Youngest | Asher | |||||||||
| Sons | Benjamin | |||||||||
| Naphtali | ||||||||||
| Zebulun | ||||||||||
| Leah bore Reuben, but did not have Asher. | ||||||||||
| Benjamin was Rachel's son, but was not a full brother to Gad. | ||||||||||
| Naphtali was Bilhah's son, but Joseph was not his full brother. | ||||||||||
| Rachel was not Dan's mother. | ||||||||||
| Asher and Gad were full brothers. | ||||||||||
| Copyright 2006 by Don Crownover | ||||||||||