Psalms 105:23
Thus Israel came into Egypt, Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
In Context
22to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.
24His people he made very fruitful, and mightier than their foes.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9“Go up quickly to my father and say to him, ‘Your son Joseph says: God has made me master of all Egypt, come down to me without delay.
Genesis 46:6They took their herds and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan and went to Egypt, Jacob and all his family;
Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is at your disposal. Settle them in the best part of it. Let them stay in the province of Goshen; and if you know any capable men among them, put them in charge of my cattle.”
Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave Mount Seir as his holding, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
Psalms 105:27portents he wrought in Egypt, and signs in the land of Ham.
Acts 7:11Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.
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 →