“Scripture often substitutes "souls" for men, as in Exodus: "There went down to Egypt seventy-five souls." The whole man is to be understood from his better part.”
Cassiodorus, 6th c. — EXPOSITION OF THE PSALMS 33.23
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5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
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3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
— Exodus 1:5 —
6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.