Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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:
He went down
General references
Bible References
A syrian
Genesis 24:4
Instead, you will go to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.
Genesis 25:20
Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, and sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 28:5
Isaac then sent Jacob to stay with Rebekah's brother Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean.
Genesis 31:20
Jacob also tricked Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was leaving.
Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled to the country of Syria. Israel worked to get a wife. He took care of sheep to pay for her.
He went down
Genesis 46:1
Jacob (Israel) packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beer-sheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshiped.
Psalm 105:23
Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
Acts 7:15
Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers.
Became
Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers traveled to Egypt, seventy persons in all. Now Jehovah your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the universe (physical heavens).
Genesis 47:27
The Israelites lived in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They became rich and had many children.
Exodus 1:7
The children of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.
General references
Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing.