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 placed his father and his brothers, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh commanded.

Grew

And he sent forth a raven, and it went out, going out and returning until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be counted.

And I will make your seed to multiply as the stars of the heavens, and will give to your seed all these lands. And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

And your seed shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in you and in your Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

And He said, I am God, the God of your fathers. Do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation.

And the sons of Israel were fruitful, and increased very much, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty. And the land was filled with them.

Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons. And now Jehovah your God has made you as the stars of the heavens for multitude.

And you shall speak and say before Jehovah your God, My father was a Syrian ready to perish. And he went down to Egypt, and stayed there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and many.

And You multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens, and brought them into the land concerning which You had promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

And He increased His people greatly and made them stronger than their enemies.

He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to become few.

I will hiss for them and gather them; for I have redeemed them. And they shall be many as they were many.

But as the time was drawing near, of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,