Genesis 46
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 46 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba. 5 He goes into Egypt with his company. 8 His family is numbered. 29 Joseph meets Jacob.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Aged patriarch who sacrifices at Beer-sheba, is reassured by God in night visions, and goes down to Egypt
Jacob's son and ruler in Egypt who rides to Goshen to meet his father and weeps on his neck
Appears to Israel in night visions, promising to make him a great nation in Egypt and go down with him
King of Egypt whose wagons carry Jacob's household down, and to whom Joseph will report
Son sent ahead by Jacob to Joseph to lead the way to Goshen
Timeline
Israel and his household depart and come to Beer-sheba. He offers sacrifices to the God of Isaac.
Genesis 46:1God speaks to Israel in a night vision, telling him not to fear going to Egypt, as He will make him a great nation there. God promises to go with him to Egypt and to bring him back, and that Joseph will close his eyes.
Genesis 46:2-4Jacob's sons lift him, their little ones, and wives into the wagons. They take their livestock and possessions from Canaan into Egypt: Jacob and all his seed, including sons, grandsons, daughters, and granddaughters.
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