1 So Israel took all he had and started his trip. He went to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 During the night God spoke to Israel in a vision and said, “Jacob, Jacob.”And Jacob answered, “Here I am.”
3 Then God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go to Egypt, because I will make your descendants a great nation there.
4 I will go to Egypt with you, and I will bring you out of Egypt again. Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes when you die.”
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba. The sons of Israel loaded their father, their children, and their wives in the wagons the king of Egypt had sent.