Acts 7:15

15 and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our forefathers died there,

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, Joseph was revealed to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.

14 Joseph then invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, 75 people in all,

15 and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our forefathers died there,

16 were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17 "As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt