Genesis 46:3
He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation.
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2God spoke to Israel in a vision at night, saying, “Jacob, Jacob.” He said, “Here I am.”
Cross References
Genesis 12:2I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and your very great reward.”
Genesis 18:18since Abraham will indeed become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
Genesis 26:2Now Yahweh appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land that I tell you to live in.
Genesis 35:11God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
Exodus 1:7The Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly in numbers, and became very strong; the land was filled 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 →