Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



God said to Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” Verse ConceptsFugitivesAppearances Of God In OtCommemorationSpeech, DivineWorship, Places OfBuilding AltarsGod AppearingBethel The House Of GodLiving In The Land

Jacob built an altar there and called the place God of Bethel because it was there that God had revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother. Verse ConceptsFugitivesBuilding AltarsGod AppearingAltars

Yahweh was standing there beside him, saying, “I am Yahweh, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land that you are now sleeping on. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftI Am Godgrandfathers


Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” Verse ConceptsGod, Present EverywhereDivine DirectionGod Will Be With YouReturning to their landFamily Firstgrandfathersland

That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: "Jacob, Jacob!" He said. And Jacob replied, "Here I am." God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes."

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.” Verse ConceptsPreparation For BurialLaying On Hands To HealGod Will Be With YouGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egyptefficiency

“When Jacob went to Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the Lord, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Answers ToPrayer, As Asking GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

Then Israel went to Egypt;
Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.

Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: "Jacob, Jacob!" He said. And Jacob replied, "Here I am." God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. read more.
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes." Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and their wives. They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children with him went to Egypt. His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.

Joseph then invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, 75 people in all, and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our forefathers died there,