Genesis 46 records Jacob’s descent into Egypt. At Beersheba he offers sacrifices, and God speaks in visions of the night, telling him not to fear going down to Egypt because God will make of him a great nation there and bring him up again. The chapter lists the family members who enter Egypt, then narrates the emotional reunion between Jacob and Joseph. Joseph prepares his family to meet Pharaoh and settle in Goshen.
Genesis 46 records Jacob’s descent into Egypt. At Beersheba he offers sacrifices, and God speaks in visions of the night, telling him not to fear going down to Egypt because God will make of him a great nation there and bring him up again. The chapter lists the family members who enter Egypt, then narrates the emotional reunion between Jacob and Joseph. Joseph prepares his family to meet Pharaoh and settle in Goshen.
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