Genesis 46:1, Jacob is comforted by God at Beer-sheba; Genesis 46:5, Thence he with his company goes into Egypt; Genesis 46:8, The number of his family that went into Egypt; Genesis 46:28, Joseph meets Jacob; Genesis 46:31, He instructs his brethren how to answer Pharaoh.
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Genesis 46
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Genesis 46 — OverviewGenesis 46 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJacob is here removing to Egypt in his old age, forced thither by a
famine, and invited thither by a son. Here, I. God sends him thither,
ver. 1-4. II. All his family goes with him, ver. 5-27. III. Joseph bids…Genesis 46 — OverviewGenesis 46 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn 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; and an…Genesis 46:1-4Genesis 46:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe divine precept is, In all thy ways acknowledge God; and the promise
annexed to it is, He shall direct thy paths. Jacob has here a very
great concern before him, not only a journey, but a removal, to settle…Genesis 46:1Genesis 46:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeam 2298, bc 1706
Beersheba: Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 26:22-23, Genesis 28:10; 1 Samuel 3:20
and offered: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 33:20, Genesis 35:3,…Genesis 46:2Genesis 46:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgein the visions: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 22:11; Numbers 12:6, Numbers 24:4; 2 Chronicles 26:5; Job 4:13, Job 33:14-15; Daniel 2:19; Acts 9:10, Acts 10:3, Acts 16:9
Jacob: Genesis 22:1; Exodus 3:3-4; 1…Genesis 46:2Genesis 46:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night,.... He appeared to Jacob as he lay upon his bed in the night season, and with an articulate voice spoke to him as follows:and said, Jacob, Jacob: not "Israel", the…
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