Genesis 47:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Gen 46:3 : 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
  • Exod 1:7 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your 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 your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  • Acts 7:17 : 17 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  • Neh 9:23 : 23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land which You had promised to their forefathers they would enter and possess.
  • Ps 105:24 : 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
  • Ps 107:38 : 38 He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to decrease.
  • Zech 10:8 : 8 I will signal 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 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.
  • Gen 8:7 : 7 And he sent forth a raven, which went back and forth until the waters were dried up from the earth.
  • Gen 8:9 : 9 But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her into the ark.
  • Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.
  • Gen 17:6 : 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 1:7
    81%

    7And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly 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 one hundred forty-seven years.

  • Acts 7:17
    76%

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

  • Gen 47:1
    75%

    1Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, saying, My father and my brothers, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, have 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 you; in the best of the land make your father and brothers to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if you know any capable men 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 brothers, 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 brothers, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

  • Gen 45:10
    74%

    10And you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near to me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks and your herds and all that you have.

  • Gen 47:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said to Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

    4They said moreover to Pharaoh, We have come to sojourn in the land; for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

  • Gen 50:8
    72%

    8And all the house of Joseph, and his brothers, 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 lived in the land where 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 acquired in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his descendants with him.

  • Gen 50:22
    72%

    22And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house, and Joseph lived one 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 people that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was already in Egypt.

  • Gen 47:26
    71%

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

  • Gen 48:4
    71%

    4And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.

  • Exod 12:40
    71%

    40Now the time that the children of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.

  • Gen 46:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

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

  • Gen 47:20-21
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    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.

    21As for the people, he moved them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end.

  • Gen 41:46-47
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    71%

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

    47During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly.

  • Gen 45:25
    70%

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

  • Acts 7:6
    70%

    6And God spoke in this way, that his descendants would dwell in a strange land, and that they would bring them into bondage, and treat them poorly for four hundred years.

  • Josh 21:43
    70%

    43And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which He had sworn to give their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

  • Gen 41:29
    69%

    29Seven years of great abundance will come throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 47:23
    69%

    23Then Joseph said to the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: here is seed for you, and you 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 grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

  • Num 20:15
    69%

    15how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians afflicted us and our fathers.