Psalms 105:23
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
In Context
22To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
Cross References
Genesis 45:9Haste ye, and return to my father, and say to him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me; delay not:
Genesis 46:6And they took their cattle, and their goods which they had acquired 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 make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell; and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Joshua 24:4And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
Psalms 105:27They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
Acts 7:11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
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 →