Acts 7:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“But as the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased and multiplied

Cross References

Genesis 47:27

Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen, and they gained possessions in it and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly.

Exodus 1:20

So God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.

Acts 13:17

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

Acts 7:6

And God spoke in these terms, that his descendants would be resident aliens in a country belonging to others, who would enslave them and mistreat them during four hundred years.