Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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Bible References
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Genesis 17:8
And to you and your future offspring I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession, and I will be their God.”
Exodus 22:21
“You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:34
You must regard the foreigner who lives with you as the native-born among you. You are to love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt; I am Yahweh your God.
Deuteronomy 10:19
You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Psalm 105:11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.”
as your inherited portion.”
Acts 7:6
God spoke in this way:
His descendants would be strangers
in a foreign country,
and they would enslave
and oppress them 400 years.
in a foreign country,
and they would enslave
and oppress them 400 years.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
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Exodus 12:40
The time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.
Galatians 3:17
And I say this: The law, which came 430 years later, does not revoke a covenant that was previously ratified by God and cancel the promise.