Acts 7:17

New Living Translation

“As the time drew near when God would fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt greatly increased.

Cross References

Genesis 47:27

Meanwhile, the people of Israel settled in the region of Goshen in Egypt. There they acquired property, and they were fruitful, and their population grew rapidly.

Exodus 1:20

So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.

Acts 13:17

“The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery.

Acts 7:6

God also told him that his descendants would live in a foreign land, where they would be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.