Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 7:15 in context
Acts 7:12–18
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But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
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On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family was revealed to Pharaoh.
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Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
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Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;
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and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.
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“But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
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until there arose a different king who didn’t know Joseph.
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