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Text -- Genesis 46:1-12 (NET)
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The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt
46:1 So Israel began his journey , taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac .
46:2 God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said , “Jacob , Jacob !” He replied , “Here I am!”
46:3 He said , “I am God , the God of your father . Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt , for I will make you into a great nation there .
46:4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes .”
46:5 Then Jacob started out from Beer Sheba , and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob , their little children , and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent along to transport him.
46:6 Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan , and they went to Egypt .
46:7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons , his daughters and granddaughters – all his descendants .
46:8 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons : Reuben , the firstborn of Jacob .
46:9 The sons of Reuben : Hanoch , Pallu , Hezron , and Carmi .
46:10 The sons of Simeon : Jemuel , Jamin , Ohad , Jakin , Zohar , and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).
46:11 The sons of Levi : Gershon , Kohath , and Merari .
46:12 The sons of Judah : Er , Onan , Shelah , Perez , and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan ). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul .
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NET Notes: Gen 46:2 Heb “in visions of the night.” The plural form has the singular meaning, probably as a plural of intensity.
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NET Notes: Gen 46:4 Heb “and Joseph will put his hand upon your eyes.” This is a promise of peaceful death in Egypt with Joseph present to close his eyes.
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NET Notes: Gen 46:6 Heb “and they took their livestock and their possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan and they went to Egypt, Jacob and all his...
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