Genesis 46:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 46:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 46:3 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nati..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 46:3 — KJV
“And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:”
— Genesis 46:3 (KJV)
Genesis 46:3 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 46:3
“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 46:3: god, father, down
“Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 46:3: god, father, down
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 46:3: god, egypt, make
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 46:3: god, egypt, make
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 46:3: god, down, egypt
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