Acts 7:14
And Joseph sending, called thither Jacob, his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13And at the second time, Joseph was known by his brethren, and his kindred was made known to Pharao.
15So Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, and our fathers.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Make haste, and go ye up to my father, and say to him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of the whole land of Egypt: come down to me, linger not.
Genesis 46:26All the souls that went with Jacob into Egypt, and that came out of his thigh, besides his sons' wives, sixty-six.
Deuteronomy 10:22In seventy souls thy fathers went down into Egypt: and behold now the Lord thy God hath multiplied thee as the stars of heaven.
Psalms 105:23And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
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 →