Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

Seventeen

The whole age

General references

Bible References

Seventeen

Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

The whole age

Genesis 47:8
And Pharaoh said to him, How old are you?
Psalm 119:84
How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

General references

Genesis 35:28
And Isaac was a hundred and eighty years old.

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