Acts 7:15

15 And Ya'akov went down to Egypt; there he died, as did our other ancestors.

Acts 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:15

So Jacob went down into Egypt
At the invitation of his son Joseph:

and died, he, and our fathers;
both Jacob and his twelve sons died in Egypt, though we have no account of the death of any of them, but Jacob and Joseph, particularly; only in general, that Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation, ( Genesis 49:33 ) ( 50:26 ) ( Exodus 1:6 ) the Syriac version adds "there", that is, in Egypt.

Acts 7:15 In-Context

13 The second time, Yosef revealed his identity to his brothers, and Yosef's family became known to Pharaoh.

14 Yosef then sent for his father Ya'akov and all his relatives, seventy-five people.

15 And Ya'akov went down to Egypt; there he died, as did our other ancestors.

16 Their bodies were removed to Sh'khem and buried in the tomb Avraham had bought from the family of Hamor in Sh'khem for a certain sum of money.

17 "As the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise God had made to Avraham, the number of our people in Egypt increased greatly,