Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

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Bible References

Sent

Genesis 45:9
So hurry up, go back to my father, and tell him that his son Joseph tells him, "God has made me master of all of Egypt. Hurry up! Come live with me!'
Psalm 105:23
Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

Threescore

Genesis 46:12
and Judah's sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Deuteronomy 10:22
Your ancestors went down to Egypt with 70 people, but the LORD your God has now made you as numerous as the stars in the sky."
1 Chronicles 2:5
Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.

General references

Exodus 1:6
Then Joseph, all his brothers, and that entire generation died.

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