Thematic Bible
Genesis 46:1 (show verse)
Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba, and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 46:2 (show verse)
That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said.
And Jacob replied, “Here I am.”
And Jacob replied, “Here I am.”
Genesis 46:3 (show verse)
God 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.
Genesis 46:4 (show verse)
I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.”
Genesis 46:5 (show verse)
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.
Genesis 46:6 (show verse)
They also took their cattle and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Then Jacob and all his children went with him to Egypt.
Genesis 46:7 (show verse)
His sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters, indeed all his offspring, he brought with him to Egypt.
Genesis 46:8 (show verse)
These are the names of the Israelites, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt:
Jacob’s firstborn: Reuben.
Genesis 46:9 (show verse)
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Genesis 46:12 (show verse)
Perez’s sons:
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Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.
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Genesis 46:27 (show verse)
All those of Jacob’s household who had come to Egypt: 70
Genesis 46:28 (show verse)
Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen,
Genesis 46:29 (show verse)
Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and went up to Goshen to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, threw his arms around him, and wept for a long time.
Genesis 46:30 (show verse)
Then Israel said to Joseph, “At last I can die, now that I have seen your face and know you are still alive!”
Genesis 46:31 (show verse)
Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh, telling him: My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
Genesis 46:32 (show verse)
The men are shepherds; they also raise livestock. They have brought their sheep and cattle and all that they have.
Genesis 46:33 (show verse)
When Pharaoh addresses you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’
Genesis 46:34 (show verse)
you are to say, ‘Your servants, both we and our fathers, have raised livestock from our youth until now.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”