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Genesis 46:3

Then God said, “I am your father's God. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you many descendants and they will become a great nation.

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In The King James Version

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

In Context

2That night Jacob saw God in a vision. God called to him and said, “Jacob!” Jacob answered, “What is it?”

4I will go with you to Egypt. When you die, Joseph will be with you. Then later I will bring your descendants back here.”

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2‘I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you. I will make you very great, so that many people will know your name. Then you will bless others.

Genesis 15:1After some time, while he was inside his tent, Abram had a vision of Yahweh and he heard him speaking to him. Yahweh said to him, “Don't be afraid. I will stand between you and trouble so that you will be safe, and I will give you good things.”

Genesis 18:18His descendants will become a great nation. I will bless all the nations in the same way I am blessing him today.

Genesis 26:2Yahweh came and appeared to Isaac and said to him, “Don't go to Egypt. Obey me and stay here.

Genesis 35:11and said to him, “I am the most powerful God. You will have many descendants. There will be so many that they become separate nations, and some will be kings.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:2-5

Jacob Sacrifices at Beersheba. ( b. c. 1707.) 1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his… Read the whole commentary →

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