Genesis 47:27

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Summary

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

Dwelt

Genesis 47:11

Grew

Bible References

Dwelt

And Joseph settled his father and his brothers, and he gave them property in the land of Egypt in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had instructed.

Grew

And he sent out a raven; {it went to and fro} until the waters were dried up from upon the earth.

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be [so] counted.

And I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and I will give to your descendants all these lands. And all nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring,

Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.

Then he said, "I [am] the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.

And the {Israelites} were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.

With [only] seventy persons your ancestors went down to Egypt, but now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the heaven {with respect to multitude}.

And {you shall declare} and you shall say {before} your God, 'My ancestor [was] a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt, and there he dwelt as an alien {few in number}, and there he became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

You made their children numerous like the stars of the heavens and brought them to the land that you told their ancestors to enter in order to take possession.

And he made his people very fruitful. He also made them stronger than their enemies.

And he blesses them and they multiply greatly, and he does not let their cattle become few.

I will whistle to them and gather them, for I have redeemed them, and they will become numerous as they have been numerous [before].

"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt