Genesis 46:4

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I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.

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  • Gen 28:15 : 15 Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.
  • Gen 48:21 : 21 Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'
  • Gen 50:1 : 1 Joseph fell on his father's face, wept over him, and kissed him.
  • Exod 3:8 : 8 'So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.'
  • Gen 50:5 : 5 'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.'
  • Gen 50:13 : 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.
  • Gen 50:24-25 : 24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' 25 And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, 'God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.'
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.' 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
  • Gen 15:14-16 : 14 "But I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will come out with great wealth." 15 "As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age." 16 In the fourth generation, your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 46:3
    81%

    3God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'

  • Gen 48:21
    80%

    21Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 47:29-30
    2 verses
    79%

    29When the time of Israel’s death drew near, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, 'If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me steadfast love and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt.'

    30When I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph answered, 'I will do as you say.'

  • Gen 50:24-25
    2 verses
    79%

    24Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'

    25And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath and said, 'God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.'

  • Gen 44:21
    78%

    21Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I may set my eyes on him.'"

  • Gen 46:28-31
    4 verses
    77%

    28Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the land of Goshen,

    29Joseph readied his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.

    30Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Now I am ready to die, since I have seen your face and know you are still alive.'

    31Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, 'I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, "My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.'"

  • Gen 46:5-6
    2 verses
    77%

    5Then Jacob left Beersheba, and the sons of Israel transported their father Jacob, their children, and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

    6They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan. Jacob and all his descendants went to Egypt.

  • Gen 28:15
    77%

    15Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you.

  • Gen 50:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.'

    6Pharaoh replied, 'Go and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.'

    7Joseph went up to bury his father, and all Pharaoh's officials, the elders of his household, and the elders of the land of Egypt went with him.

  • Gen 48:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10Now Israel’s eyes were failing due to old age—he could not see well. Joseph brought the boys near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.

    11Israel said to Joseph, 'I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your children.'

    12Joseph removed the boys from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

  • Exod 13:19
    75%

    19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, 'God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.'

  • Gen 45:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9Hurry and go up to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord over all Egypt. Come down to me; do not delay.’

    10You shall dwell in the land of Goshen and be near me—you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.

  • Gen 50:14
    75%

    14After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all those who had gone up with him to bury his father.

  • Gen 45:13
    74%

    13Tell my father about all the honor that I have in Egypt and everything you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.

  • Gen 42:38
    74%

    38But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'

  • Gen 44:34
    74%

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.

  • Gen 44:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31it will happen that when he sees the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought down the gray hair of your servant, our father, in sorrow to the grave.

    32For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'

  • Acts 7:15
    74%

    15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died.

  • Gen 45:25
    73%

    25So they went up from Egypt and came to Canaan to their father Jacob.

  • Gen 45:28
    73%

    28Then Israel said, 'I am convinced! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.'

  • Gen 31:3
    73%

    3Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.'

  • Gen 45:17
    73%

    17Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'Tell your brothers to do this: Load your animals and go back to the land of Canaan.'

  • Gen 47:7
    73%

    7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 44:23
    73%

    23But you said to your servants, 'If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.'