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Genesis 46:1-7
Jacob Goes to Egypt
January 4, 2026
Overview & Insights
“I am God... I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again.” (Genesis 46:3-4)
This account of Jacob’s family’s settling in Egypt contains seven sections: Jacob offers sacrifices at Beersheba (46:1–4), the journey to Egypt (46:5–7), a list of Jacob’s family (46:8–27), Jacob meets Joseph (46:28–30), Joseph prepares his brothers to meet Pharaoh (46:31–34), the audience with Pharaoh (47:1–10), and Joseph’s provisions for his father and brothers (47:11–12).
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Commentary
Genesis 46 - Jacob's Journey to Egypt Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on God's night vision at Beersheba and the household going down to Egypt.
Genesis 46:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators on Jacob's sacrifices at Beersheba and God's reassuring word.
Genesis Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin
Precept Austin's Genesis hub gathering chapter-level commentary and sermons on Jacob's move to Egypt.
Background & Word Study
Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary introduction to Genesis and the Joseph narrative that frames chapter 46.
Book of Genesis Overview (Part 2: Chapters 12-50) BibleProject
Animated overview of the ancestral story that carries Jacob's family into Egypt.
Genesis 46:1 Interlinear (Hebrew) BibleHub
Hebrew word-by-word text for study of the Beersheba sacrifices and God's promise.
Genesis 46 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria
Parallel Hebrew and English with Jewish commentary links for Jacob's descent to Egypt.
Joseph (Genesis 37:2-50:26) Theology of Work
Faith-and-work reading of the Joseph narrative that frames Jacob's household relocating to Goshen.
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What happens as Jacob goes to Egypt?
God reassures the aged Jacob on his way down to Egypt, promising to be with him and to make of him a great nation there, his providence preserving the family through whom the Savior would come.
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