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

General references

Bible References

Seventeen

Genesis 37:2
These the generations of Jacob: Joseph the son of seventeen years, was feeding the sheep with his brethren, and this youth with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph will bring their evil slander to their father.

The whole age

Genesis 47:8
And Pharaoh will say to Jacob, How many the days of the years of thy life?
Psalm 90:10
The days of our years, in them seventy years; and if in strengths, eighty years, and their pride labor and vanity; for being soon cut off and we shall fly away.
Psalm 119:84
How many the days of thy servant? when wilt thou do judgment upon them pursuing me?

General references

Genesis 35:28
And the days of Isaak will be a hundred years and eighty years.