1 ^xSo Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in ^yvisions of the night and said, ^z“Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, ^a“Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of your father. ^bDo not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for ^cthere I will make you into a ^dgreat nation. 4 I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and ^eI will also bring you up again, and ^fJoseph’s hand shall close your eyes.”