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I came up with eight, based on the following:

There are at least six separate people here (the children).

The relationships described are with each other (otherwise there would be at least six grandchildren).

Generation 1: Avrohom, a widower and Sorah, a widow

Generation 2: Yitzchok, Avrohom’s son who marries Rivka, Sorah’s daughter

Generation 3: Reuven, Shimon, Dina and Yehudis – Yitzchok and Rivka’s children.

a) one grandfather, one grandmother: Avrohom and Sorah

b) two fathers, two mothers: Avrohom, Yitzchok, Sorah and Rivka

c) six children: Yitzchok, Rivka, Reuven, Shimon, Dina and Yehudis

d) four grandchildren: Reuven, Shimon, Dina and Yehudis

e) two brothers: Reuven, Shimon

f) two sisters: Dina, Yehudis

g) three sons: Yitzchok, Reuven, Shimon

h) three daughters: Rivka, Dina, Yehudis

i) one father-in-law: Avrohom

j) one mother-in-law: Sorah

k) one daughter-in-law: Rivka

(this may be wrong, because by this cheshbon there should also be one son-in-law)