Genesis 46:2

God spoke to Israel in a vision by night and said, ‘Jacob, Jacob.’ He answered. ‘Here I am.’

Open English Bible (UK)

In The King James Version

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

In Context

1Then Israel set out on his journey with all that he had. He went to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

3Then God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:13The Lord said to Abram, ‘Know certainly that your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will be slaves there; and they will be held there for four hundred years.

Genesis 22:1Later the Lord tested Abraham, saying to him, ‘Abraham’; and he answered, ‘Here I am.’

Genesis 31:11The messenger of God said to me in a dream, “Jacob!” and I said, “Here I am.”

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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