Acts 7:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our other ancestors lived there until they died.

Cross References

Exodus 1:6

Later, Joseph, his brothers, and all the people of that generation died.

Genesis 49:33

After Jacob finished talking to his sons, he lay down, put his feet back on the bed, and died.

Joshua 24:4

And I gave Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. To Esau, I gave the land around the mountains of Seir. Jacob and his sons did not live there. They went to live in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went down into Egypt, there were only 70 people. Now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.

Numbers 20:15

Many years ago our ancestors went down into Egypt, and we lived there for many years. The people of Egypt were cruel to us.

Genesis 46:1

So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First he went to Beersheba. There he worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices.

Genesis 47:30

Bury me in the place where my ancestors are buried. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in our family grave.” Joseph answered, “I promise that I will do what you say.”

Exodus 13:19

Moses carried the bones of Joseph with him. Before Joseph died, he made the Israelites promise to do this for him. He said, “When God saves you, remember to carry my bones with you out of Egypt.”

Joshua 24:32

When the Israelites left Egypt, they carried the bones from the body of Joseph with them. They buried the bones of Joseph at Shechem on the land that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of the man named Shechem. Jacob had bought that land for 100 pieces of pure silver. This land belonged to Joseph’s children.

Psalm 105:23

Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived there in Ham’s country.