⁵ At that time, Jacob had 70 children and grandchildren. All of them came to Egypt, except for Joseph; he was already there.^{[a] 6} Joseph died, and so did all of his brothers. It was not long before that entire generation was gone. ⁷ But the people of Israel were prolific; they had children easily, and their numbers increased rapidly. As their numbers grew so did their strength. Eventually, they filled the land.