Discovery BoxGenesis 45:28--46:2 
Context45:28 Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt
46:1 So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. 1 When he came to Beer Sheba 2 he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 46:2 God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night 3 and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He replied, “Here I am!”
1 tn Heb “and Israel journeyed, and all that was his.”
2 sn Beer Sheba. See Gen 21:31; 28:10.
3 tn Heb “in visions of the night.” The plural form has the singular meaning, probably as a plural of intensity.
