Genesis 46:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, `Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 46:2 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  2. Genesis 15:13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
  3. Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
  4. Genesis 22:1Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  5. Genesis 22:11Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
  6. Genesis 31:11In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’
  7. Exodus 3:3So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
  8. Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
  9. Numbers 24:4the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
  10. Judges 7:2Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’
  11. Judges 7:9That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
  12. 1 Samuel 3:4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
  13. 1 Samuel 3:10Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 26:5He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
  15. Job 4:13In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
  16. Job 33:14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
  17. Daniel 2:19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
  18. Zechariah 1:8I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
  19. Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  20. Acts 9:10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
  21. Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  22. Acts 10:13Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
  23. Acts 16:9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

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