Psalms 105:23
So Israel came into Egypt, And, Jacob, sojourned in the land of Ham;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
In Context
22That he might bind his rulers as he pleased, And, his elders, he might embue with wisdom.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Haste ye and go up unto my father, then shall ye say unto him—Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath appointed me lord to all Egypt,—come down unto me do not delay;
Genesis 46:6and they took their cattle and the gains which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt,—Jacob and all his seed with him:
Genesis 47:6The land of Egypt, is, before thee, in the best of the land, cause thou thy father and thy brethren to dwell,—let them dwell in the land of Goshen, And if thou knowest that there are among them men of ability, then shalt thou set them as chieftains of cattle over mine.
Joshua 24:4and gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau,—and gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it, but, Jacob and his sons, went down into Egypt.
Psalms 105:27He set among them his threatening signs, And his wonders, in the land of Ham;
Acts 7:11And there came a famine upon all Egypt and Canaan, and great tribulation, and our fathers could not find pasture.
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 →