Verse 26
out of his loins. This is said in order to distinguish the numbers sixtysix and seventy from Stephen's seventy-five, in Acts 7:14 , which includes Jacob as well as "all his kindred " (which are not included in the direct descendants of this verse). These extra nine are made up in part by the five in 1 Chronicles 7:14-20 (Machir, Gilead, Shuthelah, Tahath, Eden, as in Septuagint: also here).
threescore and six. See note on Genesis 46:8 .
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