Genesis 46:2-3

Joseph Brings His Family to Egypt

² And God spoke to Israel _i in visions of the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here am I." ³ Then he said, "I am God, _j the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will _k make you into a great nation.

1. Cross References
   Genesis 15:1
   After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.
   Job 33:14 - 15
   For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.
   
2. Cross References
   Genesis 28:13
   And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring.
   
3. Cross References
   Genesis 35:11
   And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.
   Genesis 12:2
   And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
   Exodus 1:7
   But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
   Exodus 1:9
   And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
   Deuteronomy 26:5
   And you shall make response before the Lord your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.