Acts 7:9-14

9 “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
11 “Then a famine struck all Egypt and Canaan, bringing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
12 When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our forefathers on their first visit.
13 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh learned about Joseph’s family.
14 After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family, seventy-five in all.

Cross References 10

  • 1. Genesis 37:4,11
  • 2. Genesis 37:28; Psalms 105:17
  • 3. Ge 39:2,21,23; Haggai 2:4
  • 4. Genesis 41:37-43; Psalms 105:20-22
  • 5. Genesis 41:54
  • 6. Genesis 42:1,2
  • 7. Genesis 45:1-4
  • 8. Genesis 45:16
  • 9. Genesis 45:9,10
  • 10. Genesis 46:26,27; Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22
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