Psalms 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
In Context
22to bind his rulers at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
24And he increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Hasten ye, and go up to my father, and say to him, Thus says thy son Joseph: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me, delay not.
Genesis 46:6And they took up their goods, and all their property, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, they came into the land of Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt is before thee. Make thy father and thy brothers to dwell in the best of the land; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou know any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Joshua 24:4And I gave to Isaac, Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir to possess it. And Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt.
Psalms 105:27They set among them his signs and wonders in the land of Ham.
Acts 7:11Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:9-25
The Divine Promise to the Patriarchs; Providences Concerning the Patriarchs. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one… Read the whole commentary →