Acts 7:15

15 Then Jacob went to Egypt, where he and his sons died. ¹

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Acts 7:15 In-Context

13 On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and the king of Egypt came to know about Joseph's family.

14 So Joseph sent a message to his father Jacob, telling him and the whole family, seventy-five people in all, to come to Egypt.

15 Then Jacob went to Egypt, where he and his sons died.

16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem, where they were buried in the grave which Abraham had bought from the clan of Hamor for a sum of money.

17 "When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger.

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1. 7.15 aGenesis 46.1-7; bGenesis 49.33.

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Acts 7:15 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:15 In-Context

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