Genesis 47:27

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

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  • Gen 46:3 : 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
  • Exod 1:7 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  • Acts 7:17 : 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  • Neh 9:23 : 23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
  • Ps 105:24 : 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
  • Ps 107:38 : 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
  • Zech 10:8 : 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
  • Exod 1:12 : 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
  • Deut 10:22 : 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
  • Gen 8:7 : 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
  • Gen 8:9 : 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
  • Gen 17:6 : 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 1:7
    81%

    7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

  • Gen 47:28
    77%

    28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

  • Acts 7:17
    76%

    17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

  • Gen 47:1
    75%

    1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 47:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

    7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 47:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

    12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

  • Gen 45:10
    74%

    10And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

  • Gen 47:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

    4They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 50:8
    72%

    8And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 37:1
    72%

    1And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 46:6
    72%

    6And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

  • Gen 50:22
    72%

    22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

  • Ps 105:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

    24And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

  • Exod 1:12
    72%

    12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

  • Exod 1:5
    72%

    5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

  • Gen 47:26
    71%

    26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.

  • Gen 48:4
    71%

    4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

  • Exod 12:40
    71%

    40Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

  • Gen 46:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

    28And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 47:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

    21And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

  • Gen 41:46-47
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    71%

    46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

    47And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

  • Gen 45:25
    70%

    25And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

  • Acts 7:6
    70%

    6And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

  • Josh 21:43
    70%

    43And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

  • Gen 41:29
    69%

    29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

  • Gen 47:23
    69%

    23Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

  • Gen 47:14
    69%

    14And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

  • Num 20:15
    69%

    15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: