Deuteronomy 10:22

God's Word

When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were 70 of them. Now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Cross References

Genesis 15:5

He took Abram outside and said, “Now look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He also said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”

Genesis 22:17

I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of their enemies’ cities.

Genesis 46:26

The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn’t include the wives of Jacob’s sons.

Genesis 46:27

Joseph had two sons who were born in Egypt. The grand total of people in Jacob’s household who went to Egypt was 70.

Nehemiah 9:23

You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky. You brought them into the land you told their parents to enter and possess.

Exodus 1:5

Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob’s descendants was 70.

Numbers 26:51

The total number of Israelite men was 601,730.

Numbers 26:62

The total number of all the ⌞Levite⌟ males at least one month old was 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites, because they were given no land of their own.

Acts 7:14

Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his relatives, 75 people in all.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God has made your population increase so that you are now as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 1:11

May the Lord God of your ancestors make you a thousand times more numerous, and may he bless you as he has promised.

Deuteronomy 26:5

You will make this formal statement in the presence of the Lord your God: “My ancestors were wandering Arameans. There were only a few of them when they went to Egypt and lived as foreigners. But then they became a great, powerful, and large nation.

Deuteronomy 28:62

At one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky. But only a few of you will be left, because you didn’t obey the Lord your God.

Hebrews 11:12

Abraham was as good as dead. Yet, from this man came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the grains of sand on the seashore.