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Chapter 46

Jacob Goes to Egypt.[a] Israel set out with all that he had and arrived at Beer-sheba where he offered a sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac.

God appeared to Israel in a vision during the night saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” He answered, “Here I am.”

He continued, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for down there I will make a great people of you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:1 One last time, the Lord manifests himself and renews his promise to the Patriarchs: the sojourn into Egypt is only a stage; already we get a glimpse of the Exodus, the birth of the people of Israel. This account invites all believers to discover the plan of God in a most astounding history and in their own lives.