Keeping the family together

Hi,

Bereishit 46:7 says regarding Yaakov: "His sons and his sons' sons with him, his daughters and his sons' daughters and all of his seen, he brought with him to Egypt."

The Netziv commented:
"Yaakov's sons and his sons' sons came with Yaakov [to Egypt] on their own, because they had been instructed by Gd to descend to Egypt, and with them the prophecy of 'Your seed with be strangers' was fulfilled.

"Yaakov's daughters and his sons' daughters and his students were not instructed to do this, and could have married others in Egypt. Yaakov brought them to Egypt, though, to guard them and supervise them for as long as he could."

(Netziv, Haamek Davar to Bereishit 46:7)

Have a great day,
Mordechai