OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis 46:3

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He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.

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Verse 3. Fear not. He might be apprehensive, lest his children should be depraved, living among idolaters, or prefer Egypt before the promised land. He was also afraid to undertake this journey without consulting God. Menochius.

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