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These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
(1)Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben:
(2)Hanoch, (3)Pallu, (4)Hezron and (5)Carmi.
10 The sons of (6)Simeon:
(7)Jemuel, (8)Jamin, (9)Ohad, (10)Jakin, (11)Zohar and (12)Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 The sons of (13)Levi:
(14)Gershon, (15)Kohath and (16)Merari.
12 The sons of (17)Judah:
(18)Er, (19)Onan, (20)Shelah, (21)Perez and (22)Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
(23)Hezron and (24)Hamul.
13 The sons of (25)Issachar:
(26)Tola, (27)Puah, [a] (28)Jashub and (29)Shimron.
14 The sons of (30)Zebulun:
(31)Sered, (32)Elon and (33)Jahleel.
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, [c] besides his daughter (34)Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
Genesis 46:8-15 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com
Ok, so if we count each name, we can clearly see that there are 34. Then it says that there are only 33.
Anyone care to try and defend biblical inerrancy in the face of such a clear contradiction?