Gen 46:1 | Clarke | STEP | Jacob begins his journey to Egypt, comes to Beer-sheba, and offers sacrifices to God, . God appears to him in a vision, gives him gracious promises, and assures him of his protection, . He proceeds, with his family and their cattle, on his journey towards Egypt, . A genealogical enumeration of the seventy persons who went down to Egypt, , etc. The posterity of Jacob by Leah. Reuben and his sons, . Simeon and his sons, . Levi and his sons, . Judah and his sons, . Issachar and his sons, . And Zebulun and his sons, . All the posterity of Jacob by Leah, thirty and three, . The posterity of Jacob by Zilpah. Gad and his sons, . Asher and his sons, . All the posterity of Jacob by Zilpah, sixteen, . The posterity of Jacob by Rachel. Joseph and his sons, , . Benjamin and his sons, . All the posterity of Jacob by Rachel, fourteen, . The posterity of Jacob by Bilhah. Dan and his sons, . Naphtali and his sons, . All the posterity of Jacob by Bilhah, seven, . All the immediate descendants of Jacob by his four wives, threescore and six, ; and all the descendants of the house of Jacob, seventy souls, . Judah is sent before to inform Joseph of his father's coming, . Joseph goes to Goshen to meet Jacob, . Their affecting interview, . Joseph proposes to return to Pharaoh, and inform him of the arrival of his family, , and of their occupation, as keepers of cattle, . Instructs them what to say when called before Pharaoh, and questioned by him, that they might be permitted to dwell unmolested in the land of Goshen, , . Verse 1 And came to Beer-sheba - This place appears to be mentioned, not only because it was the way from Hebron, where Jacob resided, to Egypt, whither he was going, but because it was a consecrated place, a place where God had appeared to Abraham, , and to Isaac, , and where Jacob is encouraged to expect a manifestation of the same goodness: he chooses therefore to begin his journey with a visit to God's house; and as he was going into a strange land, he feels it right to renew his covenant with God by sacrifice. There is an old proverb which applies strongly to this case: "Prayers and provender never hinder any man's journey. He who would travel safely must take God with him.

Genesis 46:1

Introduction

Jacob begins his journey to Egypt, comes to Beer-sheba, and offers sacrifices to God, Gen 46:1. God appears to him in a vision, gives him gracious promises, and assures him of his protection, Gen 46:2-4. He proceeds, with his family and their cattle, on his journey towards Egypt, Gen 46:5-7. A genealogical enumeration of the seventy persons who went down to Egypt, Gen 46:8, etc. The posterity of Jacob by Leah. Reuben and his sons, Gen 46:9. Simeon and his sons, Gen 46:10. Levi and his sons, Gen 46:11. Judah and his sons, Gen 46:12. Issachar and his sons, Gen 46:13. And Zebulun and his sons, Gen 46:14. All the posterity of Jacob by Leah, thirty and three, Gen 46:15. The posterity of Jacob by Zilpah. Gad and his sons, Gen 46:16. Asher and his sons, Gen 46:17. All the posterity of Jacob by Zilpah, sixteen, Gen 46:18. The posterity of Jacob by Rachel. Joseph and his sons, Gen 46:19, Gen 46:20. Benjamin and his sons, Gen 46:21. All the posterity of Jacob by Rachel, fourteen, Gen 46:22. The posterity of Jacob by Bilhah. Dan and his sons, Gen 46:23. Naphtali and his sons, Gen 46:24. All the posterity of Jacob by Bilhah, seven, Gen 46:25. All the immediate descendants of Jacob by his four wives, threescore and six, Gen 46:26; and all the descendants of the house of Jacob, seventy souls, Gen 46:27. Judah is sent before to inform Joseph of his father's coming, Gen 46:28. Joseph goes to Goshen to meet Jacob, Gen 46:29. Their affecting interview, Gen 46:30. Joseph proposes to return to Pharaoh, and inform him of the arrival of his family, Gen 46:31, and of their occupation, as keepers of cattle, Gen 46:32. Instructs them what to say when called before Pharaoh, and questioned by him, that they might be permitted to dwell unmolested in the land of Goshen, Gen 46:33, Gen 46:34.

Verse 1

And came to Beer-sheba - This place appears to be mentioned, not only because it was the way from Hebron, where Jacob resided, to Egypt, whither he was going, but because it was a consecrated place, a place where God had appeared to Abraham, Gen 21:33, and to Isaac, Gen 26:23, and where Jacob is encouraged to expect a manifestation of the same goodness: he chooses therefore to begin his journey with a visit to God's house; and as he was going into a strange land, he feels it right to renew his covenant with God by sacrifice. There is an old proverb which applies strongly to this case: "Prayers and provender never hinder any man's journey. He who would travel safely must take God with him.