Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 46Chapter 46Genesis 468questionsQ1.Why did Jacob stop at Beersheba to offer sacrifices to God before continuing his journey to Egypt in Genesis 46:1? Was he afraid to leave the land of promise, or was there something special about Beersheba that made him stop there?Q2.Why would God encourage Jacob to take his family to Egypt, knowing that his descendants would eventually become slaves there? If Canaan was the land God promised to them, why didn’t He keep them there instead of allowing such a detour that involved suffering and bondage?Q3.What exactly is this 'vision at night' that Jacob experienced in Genesis 46:2–4? How does it connect with the other times God spoke to him, and why was it significant for Jacob to hear from God at this moment?Q4.Did Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, go to Egypt with the rest of his family as mentioned in Genesis 46:7? If she did, why isn’t her name included in the count of 33 descendants listed after verse 15?Q5.Why does Genesis 46:12 list Er and Onan, two individuals who had already died, as part of Jacob’s descendants? If the passage is focused on those entering Egypt, why include people who weren’t alive to make the journey?Q6.If God intended marriage to be between one man and one woman, why do we see men in the Old Testament, even men of faith like Jacob, having multiple wives and concubines? Was that acceptable to God, and how does it align with the Biblical teaching on marriage?Q7.Why is there so much emphasis on the number 70 in Genesis 46:26–27? What is the significance of this number, and how does it relate to the broader Biblical narrative? Does it have any deeper meaning beyond just counting Jacob's descendants?Q8.Why does Genesis 46:34 say that Egyptians detested shepherds? There doesn’t seem to be any clear evidence from Egyptian literature that they disliked shepherds specifically. So why would this claim be included, and what does it mean?
