Acts 7:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“The number of our people in Egypt grew. There were more and more of our people there. The promise that God made to Abraham was soon to come true.

Cross References

Acts 13:17

The God of Israel chose our ancestors. And during the time our people lived in Egypt as foreigners, he made them great. Then he brought them out of that country with great power.

Acts 7:6

“This is what God said to him: ‘Your descendants will live in another country. They will be strangers. The people there will make them slaves and mistreat them for 400 years.

Exodus 1:20

The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families. The Hebrews continued to have more children, and they became very strong.

Genesis 47:27

Israel stayed in Egypt. He lived in the land of Goshen. His family grew and became very large. They became landowners there and did very well.