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Text -- Genesis 46:1-6 (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 .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
DISCREPANCIES, BIBLICAL |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
GENESIS, 3 |
Jacob |
South |
Joseph |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
JACOB (1) |
Communion |
God |
Vision |
Hebron |
BRING |
Wagon |
Dream |
NAAMAN |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 1 |
BURIAL |
Beer-sheba |
NEGEB |
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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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