Exodus 1:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Yet the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians began to loathe the Israelites.

Cross References

Genesis 46:3

Then he said: I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation.

Nehemiah 9:23

You made their children as numerous as the stars of the heavens, and you brought them into the land which you had commanded their ancestors to enter and possess.

Job 5:2

Surely impatience kills the fool and indignation slays the simpleton.

Psalm 105:24

God greatly increased his people, made them more numerous than their foes.

Psalm 107:38

God blessed them, and they increased greatly, and their livestock did not decrease.

Exodus 1:20

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very numerous.

Exodus 1:7

But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific. They multiplied and became so very numerous that the land was filled with them. The Oppression.

Exodus 1:9

He said to his people, “See! The Israelite people have multiplied and become more numerous than we are!

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath overwhelming, but before jealousy who can stand?

Numbers 22:3

and Moab feared the Israelites greatly because they were numerous. Moab was in dread of the Israelites.

John 12:19

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after him.” The Coming of Jesus’ Hour.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you shall declare in the presence of the Lord, your God, “My father was a refugee Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as a resident alien. But there he became a nation great, strong and numerous.