Genesis 46:2

And the Lord spake to Israel in a vision of the night, and said, Jakob, Jakob. And he said, Behold, I am.

Targum Onkelos

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

1And Israel journeyed, and all that he had, and came to Beer Shava; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Izhak.

3And He said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Mizraim; for a great people will I make thee there.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:13And He said unto Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy sons will be sojourners (or aliens) in a land not theirs, and they will serve among them; and they will afflict them four hundred years.

Genesis 22:1And it was after these things that the Lord tempted Abraham; and He said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold, I am.

Genesis 31:11And the angel of the Lord said to me in a dream, Jacob. And I said, Behold, I am.

Numbers 12:6And He said, Hear now My words. If there be prophets with you, I the Lord will reveal Myself (to them) in visions, in dreams will I speak with 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 →

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