What does Genesis 46:12 mean?
Jacob's sons and grandsons are listed in this passage. The family is entering Egypt to survive a terrible famine (Genesis 45:9–11). Jacob's fourth son, also from his wife Leah, is Judah (Genesis 29:35). Judah's sons are listed as Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. Er and Onan were both married, in turn, to a woman named Tamar, and both died prematurely, killed by the Lord for their wickedness (Genesis 38:6–10). The twins Perez and Zerah were born to Tamar by Judah, conceived when she deceived him into thinking she was a prostitute and not his daughter-in-law (Genesis 38:11–30).Judah's young son Perez had two sons of his own. One is named Hezron, sharing a name with Reuben's son. The other is Hamul, from a word meaning "spared."