Israel (Jacob) stayed in Egypt. He lived in the land of Goshen. His family grew and became very large. They got that land in Egypt and did very well.
Acts 7:17 - Easy To Read Version “The number of Israelites {\cf2\super [130]} in Egypt grew. There were more and more of our people there. (The promise that God made to Abraham was soon to come true.) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near which God had made to Abraham, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt, American Standard Version (1901) But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Common English Bible “When it was time for God to keep the promise he made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly expanded. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the time of the Promise that God had revealed to Abraham drew near, the people increased and were multiplied in Egypt, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased, and were multiplied in Egypt, |
Israel (Jacob) stayed in Egypt. He lived in the land of Goshen. His family grew and became very large. They got that land in Egypt and did very well.
The God of Israel (the Jews) chose our ancestors. God helped his people to have success during the time they lived in Egypt as strangers. God brought them out of that country with great power.
This is what God said to him: ‘Your descendants {\cf2\super [123]} will live in another country. They will be strangers. The people there will make them slaves and do bad things to them for 400 years.