All the souls who came with Jacob into Egypt, who were his direct offspring, in addition to Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were sixty-six.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 26. Sixty-six; not including Jacob, Joseph, and his two children, who make up 70, verse 27. Deuteronomy 10:22. The Septuagint taking in Joseph’s grandchildren, read 75; in which they are followed by S. Stephen. Acts. 7:14. See Saint Jerome q. Hebrew Calmet.—Saint Augustine cannot account for these grand-children and great grand-children of Joseph being mentioned as coming with Jacob into Egypt, since some of them were not born during his life-time. He suspects some hidden mystery. Worthington. See verse 7.—Some think S. Stephen excludes Jacob, Joseph, and his sons; and included the 64 men, with 11 wives. D.