Acts 7:21

When he had to be abandoned, Pharaoh's daughter rescued him and took care of him as her own son.

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In The King James Version

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

In Context

20It was at this time that Moses was born. He was a handsome child, and for three months he was looked after in his father's home.

22Moses received instruction in all areas of Egyptian knowledge, and he became a powerful speaker and leader.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:2She became pregnant and had a son. She saw he was a lovely baby, and she hid him for three months.

Hebrews 11:24Trusting in God, Moses, when he grew up, refused to be known as the adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:18-30

Stephen's Address. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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