Genesis 46:1-9 ▼

1 Israel moved with all he had. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2 God spoke to Israel in a vision that night and said, |Jacob, Jacob!| |Here I am,| he answered.

3 |I am God, the God of your father,| he said. |Don't be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make you a great nation there.

4 I will go with you to Egypt, and I will make sure you come back again. Joseph will close your eyes [when you die].|

5 So Jacob left Beersheba. Israel's sons put their father Jacob, their children, and their wives in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to bring him back.

6 They also took their livestock and the possessions they had accumulated in Canaan. Jacob and all his family arrived in Egypt.

7 He had brought his sons, his grandsons, his daughters, and his granddaughters-his entire family.

8 These are the names of Israel's descendants ( Jacob and his descendants) who arrived in Egypt. Reuben was Jacob's firstborn.

9 The sons of [Reuben]were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.