Genesis 46:1-8

Jacob Moves to Egypt

1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to ¹Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the ²God of his father Isaac.

2 ³God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, "⁴Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."

3 He said, "⁵I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will ⁶make you a great nation there.

4 "⁷I will go down with you to Egypt, and ⁸I will also surely bring you up again; and ⁹Joseph will close * your eyes."

5 Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the ¹⁰wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6 They took their livestock and their property, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and ¹¹came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him:

7 his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters *, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.

Those Who Came to Egypt

8 Now these are the ¹²names of the sons of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

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Genesis 46:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 46

In this chapter we are told, that Jacob with all his family and substance took a journey to Egypt to see his son Joseph, as he determined, in which he was encouraged to proceed by a vision from God, Ge 46:1-7; and an account is given of all his sons, his sons' sons and daughters that went thither with him, Ge 46:8-27; when he came near to Egypt he sent Judah before him to Joseph, to acquaint him of his coming, who met him at Goshen, where there was a most affectionate interview between them, Ge 46:28-30; and when he gave directions and instructions what answers to give to Pharaoh's questions, when they should appear before him, to whom he proposed to go and inform him of their being come into Egypt, Ge 46:31-34.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

1. Genesis 21:31; Genesis 28:10
2. Genesis 26:24; Genesis 28:13; Genesis 31:42
3. Genesis 15:1; Numbers 12:6; Job 33:14, 15
4. Genesis 22:11; Genesis 31:11
5. Genesis 17:1; Genesis 28:13
6. Genesis 12:2; Exodus 1:9; Deuteronomy 26:5
7. Genesis 28:15; Genesis 48:21
8. Genesis 50:24; Exodus 3:8
9. Genesis 50:1
10. Genesis 45:21
11. Deuteronomy 26:5; Joshua 24:4; Psalms 105:23; Isaiah 52:4; Acts 7:15
12. Exodus 1:1-4; Numbers 26:4, 5; 1 Chronicles 2:1f

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "in the visions"
[b]. Lit "put his hand on"
[c]. Lit "seed"
[d]. Lit "seed"