Genesis 46:3 meaning and explanation

“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

Genesis 46:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob is on his way to Egypt, traveling toward Joseph, and he stops at Beersheba, the southern edge of the promised land, where his father Isaac had once lived. That night God speaks to him in a vision, calling him by name twice, and identifies Himself as the God of his father.

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