Genesis 47:27

Conservative English Version

The people of Israel made their home in the land of Goshen, where they became prosperous and had large families.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.

Genesis 17:6

I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

Genesis 26:4

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all of this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

Genesis 34:10

You can share this land with us. Move freely about until you find the property you want; then buy it and settle down here.

Genesis 35:11

(SEE 35:9)

Genesis 46:3

God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.

Genesis 47:11

Joseph obeyed the king's orders and gave his father and brothers some of the best land in Egypt near the city of Rameses.

Genesis 8:7

(SEE 8:6)

Genesis 8:9

Deep water was still everywhere, and the dove could not find a place to land. So it flew back to the boat. Noah held out his hand and helped it back in.

Nehemiah 9:23

You brought them into the land that you had promised their ancestors, and you blessed their nation with people that outnumbered the stars in the sky.

Psalm 105:24

They were the LORD's people, so he let them grow stronger than their enemies.

Psalm 107:38

The LORD will bless you with many children and with herds of cattle.

Exodus 1:12

But even though the Israelites were mistreated, their families grew larger, and they took over more land. Because of this, the Egyptians hated them worse than before

Exodus 1:7

the people of Israel became so numerous that the whole region of Goshen was full of them.

Zechariah 10:8

I will give a signal for them to come together because I have rescued them. And there will be as many as ever before.

Acts 7:17

Finally, the time came for God to do what he had promised Abraham. By then the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But the LORD has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray: My ancestor was homeless, an Aramean who went to live in Egypt. There were only a few in his family then, but they became great and powerful, a nation of many people.