Genesis 46:2

and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, 'Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 journeyeth, and all that he hath, and cometh in to Beer-Sheba, and sacrificeth sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac;

3And He saith, 'I [am] God, God of thy father, be not afraid of going down to Egypt, for for a great nation I set thee there;

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Cross References

Genesis 15:13and He saith to Abram, 'knowing — know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,

Genesis 22:1And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, 'Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'

Genesis 31:11and the messenger of God saith unto me in the dream, Jacob, and I say, Here [am] I.

Numbers 12:6And He saith, 'Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah — in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him;

Judges 7:2And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'Too many [are] the people who [are] with thee for My giving Midian into their hand, lest Israel beautify itself against Me, saying, My hand hath given salvation to me;

1 Samuel 3:4and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'

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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