Genesis 46:1-7

1So Jacob left Canaan. He took everything that belonged to him. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the God of his father Isaac.

2During the night, God spoke to Israel in a dream. He said, ‘Jacob! Jacob!’ Jacob replied, ‘Yes, I am here.’

3God said, ‘I am God. I am the God that your father worshipped. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. Your descendants will be very many so that you become a great nation there.

4I will go with you to Egypt. I will also bring you back again. Joseph will be with you when you die.’

5Then Jacob left Beersheba and he continued to travel. Jacob's sons took their father as well as their wives and children. They rode in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to take them to Egypt.

6They also took all their animals and everything that they had got in Canaan. In that way, Jacob and all his family went to Egypt.

7He took his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters. He took all his family with him to Egypt.