Acts 7:17
“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
Acts 7:6
And this is, in effect, what God spoke [to him]: That his descendants would be aliens (strangers) in a foreign land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.
Acts 13:17
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great and numerous during their stay [as foreigners] in the land of Egypt, and then with an
Genesis 15:13-16
God said to Abram, “Know for sure that your descendants will be strangers [living temporarily] in a land (Egypt) that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Exodus 1:7-12
but the
Exodus 1:20
So God was good to the midwives, and the people [of Israel] multiplied and became very strong.
Psalm 105:24-25
There the Lord greatly increased [the number of] His people,
And made them more powerful than their enemies.
2 Peter 3:8-9
Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
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The people
There the Lord greatly increased [the number of] His people,
And made them more powerful than their enemies.