Acts 7:14

Then Joseph sent his brothers to get his father Jacob, and all his family, to come and live in Egypt. So all 75 of them went to Egypt.

Plain English Version

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

13After that, Jacob sent them to Egypt again to get more food, and this time Joseph told them, ‘I am your brother.’ And Egypt’s big boss heard that Joseph had some brothers.

15That’s how Jacob and his family went to Egypt, and they lived there until they died.

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Cross References

Genesis 45:9Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Now you mob have to go quickly to my father. Say to him, ‘This is a message from your son Joseph. He says, “God put me in charge of all of Egypt country. Come and live in this country with me straight away.

Genesis 46:26All those kids and grand-kids of Jacob went to Egypt country with him. There were 66 of them. And Jacob’s sons took their wives to Egypt too.

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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