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Genesis 46:3

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Genesis 46:3 (WEB)

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

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  • “Moreover, God said to Israel, in a vision of the night, “I am the God of thy fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will make of thee there a great nation, and I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again, and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.”” — editor's note: Gen. xlvi. 3, 4.

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