Acts 7:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 47:27

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

Exodus 1:20

God was good to the two women because they truly respected him, and he blessed them with children of their own. The Hebrews kept increasing

Acts 13:17

The God of Israel chose our ancestors, and he let our people prosper while they were living in Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out,

Acts 7:6

God said that Abraham's descendants would live for a while in a foreign land. There they would be slaves and would be ill-treated four hundred years.