Acts 7:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

But when the time of the promes drewe neere, which God had sworne to Abraham, the people grewe and multiplied in Egypt,

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  • Acts 7:6 : 6 But God spake thus, that his seede should be a soiourner in a strange land: and that they should keepe it in bondage, and entreate it euill foure hundreth yeeres.
  • Acts 13:17 : 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt in the land of Egypt, and with an high arme brought them out thereof.
  • 2 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 Dearely beloued, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lorde, as a thousande yeeres, and a thousande yeeres as one day. 9 The Lord of that promes is not slacke (as some men count slackenesse) but is pacient toward vs, and would haue no man to perish, but would all men to come to repentance.
  • Gen 15:13-16 : 13 Then he saide to Abram, Knowe for a suretie, that thy seede shalbe a stranger in a land, that is not theirs, foure hundreth yeeres, and shall serue them: & they shall intreate them euill. 14 Notwithstanding the nation, whom they shall serue, will I iudge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 But thou shalt goe vnto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good age. 16 And in the fourth generation they shall come hither againe: for the wickednes of the Amorites is not yet full.
  • Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them. 8 Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph. 9 And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we. 10 Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land. 11 Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh. 12 But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.
  • Exod 1:20 : 20 God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.
  • Ps 105:24-25 : 24 And he increased his people exceedingly, and made them stronger then their oppressours. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deale craftily with his seruants.

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  • Acts 7:18-19
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    18Till another King arose, which knewe not Ioseph.

    19The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and euill entreated our fathers, and made them to cast out their yong children, that they should not remaine aliue.

  • Acts 7:4-13
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    4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran; after that his father was dead, God brought him from thence into this land, wherein ye now dwell,

    5And hee gaue him none inheritance in it, no, not the bredth of a foote: yet he promised that he would giue it to him for a possession, and to his seede after him, when as yet hee had no childe.

    6But God spake thus, that his seede should be a soiourner in a strange land: and that they should keepe it in bondage, and entreate it euill foure hundreth yeeres.

    7But the nation to whome they shall be in bondage, will I iudge, sayth God: and after that, they shall come forth and serue me in this place.

    8Hee gaue him also the couenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begate Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day: and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob the twelue Patriarkes.

    9And the Patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

    10And deliuered him out of all his afflictions, and gaue him fauour and wisdome in the sight of Pharao King of Egypt, who made him gouernour ouer Egypt, and ouer his whole house.

    11Then came there a famine ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.

    12But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent our fathers first:

    13And at the second time, Ioseph was knowen of his brethren, and Iosephs kindred was made knowen vnto Pharao.

  • Exod 1:7-9
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    7And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

    8Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

    9And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

  • Gen 47:27-28
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    27And Israel dwelt in the lande of Egypt, in the countrey of Goshen: and they had their possessions therein, and grewe and multiplied exceedingly.

    28Moreouer, Iaakob liued in the lande of Egypt seuenteene yeeres, so that the whole age of Iaakob was an hundreth fourtie and seuen yeere.

  • Acts 7:15-16
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    15So Iacob went downe into Egypt, and he dyed, and our fathers,

    16And were remoued into Sychem, and were put in the sepulchre, that Abraham had bought for money of the sonnes of Emor, sonne of Sychem.

  • Exod 2:23-24
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    23Then in processe of time, the King of Egypt dyed, and the children of Israel sighed for the bondage and cryed: and their crie for the bondage came vp vnto God.

    24Then God heard their mone, and God remembred his couenant with Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
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    8After that Iaakob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried vnto the Lorde, then the Lorde sent Moses and Aaron which brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

  • Exod 1:5
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    5So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

  • Num 20:15
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    15How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled vs euill and our fathers.

  • Exod 1:12
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    12But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

  • Exod 6:4-5
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    4Furthermore as I made my couenant with them to giue them ye land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers:

    5So I haue also hearde the groning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keepe in bondage, and haue remembred my couenant.

  • Exod 12:40
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    40So the dwelling of the children of Israel, while they dwelled in Egypt, was foure hundreth and thirtie yeres.

  • Exod 13:19
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    19(And Moses tooke the bones of Ioseph with him: for he had made the children of Israel sweare, saying, God will surely visite you, and ye shal take my bones away hence with you)

  • Acts 13:17
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    17The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt in the land of Egypt, and with an high arme brought them out thereof.

  • Gen 17:2
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    2And I will make my couenant betweene me and thee, & I will multiplie thee exceedingly.

  • Heb 6:13
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    13For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

  • Deut 7:8
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    8But because the Lord loued you, and because hee would keepe the othe which hee had sworne vnto your fathers, the Lord hath brought you out by a mightie hand, and deliuered you out of the house of bondage from the hand of Pharaoh King of Egypt,

  • 1 Chr 16:19
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    19When ye were fewe in number, yea, a very fewe, and strangers therein,

  • Exod 3:17
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    17Therefore I did say, I wil bring you out of the affliction of Egypt vnto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebusites, vnto a lande that floweth with milke and honie.

  • Josh 24:3
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    3And I tooke your father Abraham from beyond the flood, and brought him through all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seede, and gaue him Izhak.

  • Acts 7:39
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    39To whom our fathers would not obey, but refused, and in their hearts turned backe againe into Egypt:

  • Acts 7:2
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    2And he sayd, Ye men, brethren and Fathers, hearken. That God of glory appeared vnto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

  • Gen 41:29
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    29Beholde, there come seuen yeeres of great plentie in all the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 32:13
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    13Remember Abraham, Izhak, and Israel thy seruants, to whom thou swarest by thine owne selfe, and saydest vnto them, I wil multiply your seede, as the starres of the heauen, & all this land, that I haue spoken of, wil I giue vnto your seede, and they shal inherit it for euer.

  • Exod 7:5
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    5Then the Egyptians shall knowe that I am the Lord, when I stretch foorth mine hand vpon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

  • Exod 1:20
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    20God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7
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    7For when the children of Israel sinned against the Lorde their God, which had brought them out of the land of Egypt, fro vnder ye hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, & feared other gods,

  • Gen 46:6
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    6And they tooke their cattell & their goods, which they had gotten in the lande of Canaan, and came into Egypt, both Iaakob and all his seede with him,

  • Gen 15:13
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    13Then he saide to Abram, Knowe for a suretie, that thy seede shalbe a stranger in a land, that is not theirs, foure hundreth yeeres, and shall serue them: & they shall intreate them euill.

  • Gen 47:7
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    7Ioseph also brought Iaakob his father, and set him before Pharaoh; Iaakob saluted Pharaoh.

  • Exod 6:8
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    8And I will bring you into the land which I sware that I woulde giue to Abraham, to Izhak, and to Iaakob, and I will giue it vnto you for a possession: I am the Lord.