Acts 7:17

Modern English Version

“When the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt

Cross References

Genesis 47:27

Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen, and they had possessions there and grew and became very numerous.

Exodus 1:20

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.

Acts 13:17

The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt, and with great power He led them out of it.

Acts 7:6

God spoke in this way, ‘Your descendants shall be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who will enslave them and mistreat them four hundred years.