Acts 7:17
But when the tyme of the promyse drewe nye, whiche God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt:
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- Acts 7:6 : 6 God veryly spake on this wyse, that his seede shoulde soiourne in a straunge lande, and that they shoulde kepe it in bondage, and entreate them euyl foure hundreth yeres.
- Acts 13:17 : 17 The God of this people of Israel, chose our fathers, & exalted the people, when they dwelt as straungers in the lande of Egypt, and with an hye arme brought he them out of it.
- 2 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 Dearely beloued, be not ignoraunt of this one thyng, howe that one day is with the Lorde as a thousande yere, & a thousande yere as one day. 9 The Lorde that hath promised, is not slacke, as some men count slacknesse, but is pacient to vswarde forasmuch as he woulde haue no man lost, but wyll receaue all men to repentaunce.
- Gen 15:13-16 : 13 And he sayde vnto Abram: Knowe this of a suertie, that thy seede shalbe a straunger in a lande that is not theirs, and shall serue them, and they shall entreate them euyll foure hundreth yeres. 14 But the nation whom they shall serue wyll I iudge: and afterward shall they come out with great substaunce. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good olde age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shal come hyther agayne: for the wickednesse of the Amorites is not yet full.
- Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitfull, encreased, multiplied, & waxed exceedyng myghtie, and the lande was full of them. 8 But there arose vp a newe kyng in Egypt, which knewe not Ioseph: 9 And he sayde vnto his folke, Beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtier then we. 10 Come on, let vs deale wyttyly with the, lest they multiplie, & lest it come to passe, that if there be any warre, they ioyne them selues vnto our enemies, & fight agaynst vs, & so get them vp out of ye land. 11 Therfore dyd they set taske maisters ouer them, to kepe the vnder with burthens: And they buylt vnto Pharao treasure cities, Pithom & Raamses. 12 But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: so that they abhorred at the syght of the chyldren of Israel.
- Exod 1:20 : 20 And God dealt well therefore with the mydwyfes: and the people multiplied and waxed very myghtie.
- Ps 105:24-25 : 24 And he encreased his people exceedinglye: and made them stronger then their enemies. 25 Whose heart so turned that they hated his people: and dealt subtilly with his seruauntes.
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18Tyll another king arose, which knew not of Ioseph.
19The same dealt subtilly with our kinrede, and euyll intreated our fathers, & made them caste out their young chyldren, that they shoulde not remayne alyue.
- Acts 7:4-1310 verses78%
4Then came he out of the lande of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, whe his father was dead, he brought hym into this lande wherin ye nowe dwell.
5And he gaue hym none inheritaunce in it, no not the breadth of a foote: and promised that he woulde geue it to hym to possesse, and to his seede after hym, when as yet he had no chylde.
6God veryly spake on this wyse, that his seede shoulde soiourne in a straunge lande, and that they shoulde kepe it in bondage, and entreate them euyl foure hundreth yeres.
7And the nation to whom they shalbe in bondage, wyll I iudge, sayde God: And after that, shall they come foorth, & serue me in this place.
8And he gaue hym the couenaunt of circumcision: And he begate Isaac, and circumcised hym the eyght day, and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob begate the twelue patriarkes.
9And the patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: and God was with hym,
10And deliuered hym out of all his aduersities, and gaue hym fauour & wisedome in the syght of Pharao kyng of Egypt: and he made hym gouernour ouer Egypt, & ouer all his housholde.
11But there came a dearth ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan: and great affliction, that our fathers founde no sustenaunce.
12But when Iacob hearde that there was corne in Egypt, he sent our fathers first.
13And at the second time, Ioseph was knowen of his brethren, and Iosephes kinrede was made knowen vnto Pharao.
- Exod 1:7-93 verses77%
7And the children of Israel were fruitfull, encreased, multiplied, & waxed exceedyng myghtie, and the lande was full of them.
8But there arose vp a newe kyng in Egypt, which knewe not Ioseph:
9And he sayde vnto his folke, Beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtier then we.
- Gen 47:27-282 verses76%
27And Israel dwelt in Egypt, euen in they countrey of Gosen, and they had their possessions therin, and grewe and multiplied exceedyngly.
28Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egypt seuenteene yeres, so that ye whole age of Iacob was an hundred and fourtie and seuen yeres.
- Acts 7:15-162 verses73%
15And Iacob descended into Egypt, and dyed, both he and our fathers,
16And were caryed ouer into Sichem, and layde in the sepulchre, that Abraha bought for money of the sonnes of Emor, the sonne of Sichem.
- Exod 2:23-242 verses73%
23And in processe of tyme the kyng of Egypt dyed, and the chyldren of Israel syghed by the reason of bondage, and cryed.
24And their complaynt came vp vnto God from the bondage: and God heard their mone, and God remembred his couenaunt with Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob.
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8After yt Iacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cryed vnto the Lord, the Lord sent Moyses & Aaron, which brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwel in this place.
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5All the soules that came out of the line of Iacob, were seuentie:
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15Our fathers went downe into Egypt, & we haue dwelt in Egypt a long tyme: and the Egyptians vexed vs and our fathers.
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12But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: so that they abhorred at the syght of the chyldren of Israel.
- Exod 6:4-52 verses71%
4Moreouer I made a couenaunt with them, to geue them the lande of Chanaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were straungers.
5And therefore I haue also heard the groning of the childre of Israel, whom the Egyptians kepe in bondage, and haue remembred my couenaunt.
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40The dwellyng of the chyldren of Israel which they dwelled in Egypt, was foure hundred and thirtie yeres.
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19And Moyses toke the bones of Ioseph with him: for he made the children of Israel sweare, saying: God wyl surely visite you, and ye shall take my bones away hence with you.
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17The God of this people of Israel, chose our fathers, & exalted the people, when they dwelt as straungers in the lande of Egypt, and with an hye arme brought he them out of it.
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2And I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, and wyll multiplie thee exceedyngly.
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13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe,
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8But because the Lorde loued you, and because he would kepe the othe which he had sworne vnto your fathers, therfore hath the Lorde brought you out through a mightie hande, and deliuered you out of the house of bondage, euen from the hande of Pharao kyng of Egypt.
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19When they were a fewe men in number, and had ben straungers but a litle while in it:
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17And I haue sayde: I wyll bryng you out of the tribulation of Egypt, vnto the land of the Chanaanites, and Hethites, and Amorites, and Pherizites, and Heuites, and Iebusites, euen into a land which floweth with milke & hony.
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3And I toke your father Abraham from the other side of the fludde, and brought him throughout all the lande of Chanaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Isahac.
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39To whom our fathers woulde not obey, but thrust it from them, and in their hearts turned backe againe into Egypt,
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2And he said: Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glorie appeared vnto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
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29Beholde there come seuen yeres of great plenteousnes throughout all the lande of Egypt.
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13Remember Abraham, Isahac, and Israel thy seruauntes, to whom thou swarest by thy owne selfe, and saydest vnto them: I wyll multiplie your seede as the starres of heauen, and all this lande that I haue spoken of wyll I geue vnto your seede, and they shall inherite it for euer.
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5And the Egyptians shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I stretch foorth my hande vpon Egypt, and bryng out the children of Israel fro among them.
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20And God dealt well therefore with the mydwyfes: and the people multiplied and waxed very myghtie.
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7For it came to passe, that the children of Israel sinned against the Lord their God which had brought them out of the land of Egypt, from vnder the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and feared other gods.
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6And they toke their cattell, and the goodes whiche they had gotten in the lande of Chanaan, & came into Egypt, both Icob and all his seede with him,
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13And he sayde vnto Abram: Knowe this of a suertie, that thy seede shalbe a straunger in a lande that is not theirs, and shall serue them, and they shall entreate them euyll foure hundreth yeres.
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7And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father, and set hym before Pharao: and Iacob blessed Pharao.
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8And I will bryng you into the lande, concerning the whiche I did lift vp my hand to geue it vnto Abraham, Isahac, and Iacob, and wyll geue it vnto you for a possession: for I am Iehouah.