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Genesis 46:1

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So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

2 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

3 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.

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BSB
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
KJV
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
WEB
Israel traveled with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father, Isaac.
ASV
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
DARBY
And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba; and he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
BLB
And Israel journeyed, and all that [was] his, and he came to Beersheba and he sacrificed sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
ÅB
Og Israel brøt opp med alt det han hadde, og da han kom til Be'erseba, ofret han slaktoffer til sin far Isaks Gud.
OTB
Så Israel dro av sted med alt han eide, og da han kom til Beersheba, ofret han slaktoffer til sin far Isaks Gud.
B1930
Og Israel brøt op med alt det han hadde, og da han kom til Be'erseba, ofret han slaktoffer til sin far Isaks Gud.

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  • Genesis 31:42

    If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

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  • Genesis 28:10

    Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.

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  • Genesis 21:33

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

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  • Genesis 28:13

    And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

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  • Genesis 26:22–25

    He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

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  • Genesis 21:31

    So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

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  • Genesis 21:14

    Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:20

    So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

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