He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 46:3 in context
Genesis 46:1–6
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Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
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God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!”
He said, “Here I am.”
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He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
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I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
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Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
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They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt—Jacob, and all his offspring with him,
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