Genesis 47:27

Good News Translation

The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen, where they became rich and had many children.

Cross References

Genesis 13:16

I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!

Genesis 17:6

I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.

Genesis 26:4

I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give them all this territory. All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants.

Genesis 28:14

They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.

Genesis 34:10

Then you may stay here in our country with us; you may live anywhere you wish, trade freely, and own property.”

Genesis 35:11

And God said to him, “I am Almighty God. Have many children. Nations will be descended from you, and you will be the ancestor of kings.

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.

Genesis 47:11

Then Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt, giving them property in the best of the land near the city of Rameses, as the king had commanded.

Genesis 8:7

and sent out a raven. It did not come back, but kept flying around until the water was completely gone.

Genesis 8:9

but since the water still covered all the land, the dove did not find a place to light. It flew back to the boat, and Noah reached out and took it in.

Nehemiah 9:23

You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky, and let them conquer and live in the land that you had promised their ancestors to give them.

Psalm 105:24

The Lord gave many children to his people and made them stronger than their enemies.

Psalm 107:38

He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.

Exodus 1:12

But the more the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites, the more they increased in number and the farther they spread through the land. The Egyptians came to fear the Israelites

Exodus 1:7

but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them.

Zechariah 10:8

“I will call my people and gather them together. I will rescue them and make them as numerous as they used to be.

Acts 7:17

“When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went to Egypt, there were only seventy of them. But now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, in the Lord's presence you will recite these words: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.