Deuteronomy 10:22

New International Reader's Version

Long ago, your people went down into Egypt. The total number of them was 70. And now the Lord your God has made you as many as the stars in the sky.

Cross References

Genesis 15:5

The Lord took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky. Count the stars, if you can.” Then he said to him, “That’s how many children will be born into your family.”

Genesis 22:17

So I will certainly bless you. I will make the children born into your family as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will take over the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 46:26

The total number of people who went to Egypt with Jacob was 66. That number includes only his own children and grandchildren. It doesn’t include his sons’ wives or his grandsons’ wives.

Genesis 46:27

The total number of the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt was 70. That includes the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt.

Nehemiah 9:23

You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky. You told their parents to enter the land. You told them to take it over. And you brought their children into it.

Exodus 1:5

The total number of Jacob’s children and grandchildren was 70. Joseph was already in Egypt.

Numbers 26:51

The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.

Numbers 26:62

The number of male Levites a month old or more was 23,000. They weren’t listed along with the other men of Israel. That’s because they didn’t receive a share among them.

Acts 7:14

After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family. The total number of people was 75.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The Lord your God has caused there to be many of you. Today you are as many as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 1:11

The Lord is the God of your people. May he cause there to be a thousand times more of you. May he bless you, just as he promised he would.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you will speak while the Lord is listening. You will say, “My father Jacob was a wanderer from the land of Aram. He went down into Egypt with a few people. He lived there and became the father of a great nation. It had huge numbers of people.

Deuteronomy 28:62

At one time you were as many as the stars in the sky. But there will only be a few of you left. That’s because you didn’t obey the Lord your God.

Hebrews 11:12

Abraham was past the time when he could have children. But many children came from that one man. They were as many as the stars in the sky. They were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one could count them.