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So Israel set out on the journey with everything he owned. He arrived at Beersheba and worshiped, offering sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
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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 46:1 In-Context
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So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
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And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied.
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“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
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I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.”
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Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him.