1. Jacob packed up all he had and went to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2. God spoke to him in a vision at night and called, “Jacob, Jacob!”“Yes, here I am,” he answered.
3. “I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.
4. I will go with you to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back to this land. Joseph will be with you when you die.”