Genesis 46:3
And he says to him, I am the God of your fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will make you there a great nation.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
2And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it?
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and magnify your name, and you shall be blessed.
Genesis 15:1And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield you, your reward shall be very great.
Genesis 18:18But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.
Genesis 26:2And the Lord appeared to him and said, Go not down to Egypt, but dwell in the land, which I shall tell you of.
Genesis 35:11And God said to him, I am your God; increase and multiply; for nations and gatherings of nations shall be of you, and kings shall come out of your loins.
Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
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 →