Acts 7:14

And having sent, Yosef summoned Ya'akov his Abba and all his mishpochah, SHIVIM + 7:14 Gn 46:27 (Seventy) nefashot (souls). + 7:14 Gn 45:9,10; 46:26,27; Ex 1:5; Dt 10:22

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

In Context

13And on the second visit Yosef was recognized by his Achim, and Yosefʼs mishpochah became known to Pharaoh. + 7:13 Gn 45:1-4,16

15And Ya'akov Avinu went down to Mitzrayim (Egypt) and he died, as did Avoteinu. + 7:15 Gn 46:5-7; 49:33; Ex 1:6

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Cross References

Genesis 45:9Haste ye, and go up to Avi, and say unto him, Thus saith thy ben, Yosef, Elohim hath made me as adon kol Mitzrayim; come down unto me, tarry not;

Genesis 46:26Kol hanefesh that came with Ya'akov to Mitzrayim, which came out of his loins, apart from the nashim of the Bnei Ya'akov, kol nefesh were threescore and six;

Deuteronomy 10:22Avoteicha went down into Mitzrayim with shivim nefesh; and now Hashem Eloheicha hath made thee as the kokhavim of Shomayim for multitude.

Psalms 105:23Yisroel also came into Mitzrayim; 1 thus Ya'akov sojourned in Eretz Cham. 1

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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