Acts 7:15

And Jacob descended into Egypt, and he passed away, and so did our fathers.

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So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

In Context

14Then Joseph sent for and brought his father Jacob, with all his kindred, seventy-five souls.

16And they crossed over into Shechem, and they were placed in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the son of Shechem.

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Cross References

Numbers 20:15how our fathers descended into Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted both us and our fathers,

Deuteronomy 26:5And you shall say, in the sight of the Lord your God: ‘The Syrian pursued my father, who descended into Egypt, and he sojourned there in a very small number, and he increased into a great and strong nation and into an innumerable multitude.

Hebrews 11:21By faith, Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and he reverenced the summit of his rod.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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