Genesis 46:1

Easy To Read Version

So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First Israel went to Beersheba. There, Israel worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices. [246]

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

Then Abram left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. Abram set up his tent there. The city of Bethel was to the west. The city of Ai was to the east. At that place Abram built another altar to the Lord. And Abram worshiped the Lord there.

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning, Abraham got some food and some water. Abraham gave these things to Hagar. Hagar carried these things and left with her boy. Hagar left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:31

So after that, the well was called Beersheba. [117] He gave the well this name because it was the place where they made a promise to each other.

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba. At that place, Abraham prayed to the Lord, the God who lives forever.

Genesis 22:13

Then Abraham saw a ram. The ram’s horns were caught in a bush. So Abraham went and got the ram and killed it. Abraham used the ram as a sacrifice [124] to God. Abraham’s son was saved.

Genesis 28:10

Jacob left Beersheba and went to Haran.

Genesis 28:13

And then Jacob saw the Lord standing by the ladder. The Lord said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. I will give you the land that you are lying on now. I will give this land to you and to your children.

Genesis 31:42

But the God of my ancestors, [182] the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, [183] was with me. If God had not been with me, then you would have sent me away with nothing. But God saw the trouble that I had. God saw the work that I did. And last night God proved that I am right.”

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their ancestors [187] judge us guilty if we break this agreement.”

Genesis 33:20

Jacob built an altar there to worship God. Jacob named the place “El, the God of Israel.”

Genesis 35:3

We will leave here and go to Bethel. In that place, I will build an altar to the God who helped me during my time of trouble. And that God has been with me everywhere I went.”

Genesis 35:7

Jacob built an altar [205] there. Jacob named the place “El Bethel.” Jacob chose this name because that is the place God first appeared to him when he was running from his brother.

Genesis 45:28

Israel said, “Now I believe you. My son Joseph is still alive! I am going to see him before I die!”

Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar [55] to the Lord. Noah took some of all the clean birds and some of all the clean animals, [56] and Noah burned them on the altar as a gift to God.

Job 1:5

Job got up early in the morning after his children had a party. He offered a burnt offering for each of his children. He thought, “Maybe my children were careless and sinned against God at their party.” Job always did this so his children would be forgiven of their sins.

Job 42:8

So now Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I won’t give you the punishment that you deserve. You should be punished because you were very foolish. You didn’t say right things about me. But my servant Job said right things about me.”

Amos 7:9

Isaac’s high places {\cf2\super [89]} will be destroyed. Israel’s holy places will be made into a pile of rocks. I will attack and kill Jeroboam’s {\cf2\super [90]} family with swords.”

Acts 7:15

So Jacob went down to Egypt. Jacob and our fathers \{lived there until they\} died.

Joshua 24:4

And I gave Isaac two sons named Jacob and Esau. To Esau, I gave the land around the mountains of Seir. Jacob and his sons did not live there. They went to live in the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 8:2

Samuel’s first son was named Joel. His second son was named Abijah. Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba.