Atos 7:12

12 Mas tendo ouvido Jacó que no Egito havia trigo, enviou ali nossos pais pela primeira vez.

Atos 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:12

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt
Not then growing, or gathering in there, or that was of that year's produce; for the famine was strong in the land of Egypt, as well as in Canaan; but was what had been laid up, and preserved in the seven years of plenty, by the order and care of Joseph; which by some means or another, Jacob had heard of; see ( Genesis 42:1 Genesis 42:2 ) the Jews suggest ^F21, that it was by divine revelation:

he sent out our fathers first;
the first time, or the first year of the famine; or he sent them first, he laid his commands on them, or they had not gone; these were the ten sons of Jacob, and brethren of Joseph, who were sent the first time, for Benjamin stayed with his father: see ( Genesis 42:3 Genesis 42:13 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 91. fol. 78. 1, 2.

Atos 7:12 In-Context

10 e o livrou de todas as suas tribulações, e lhe deu graça e sabedoria perante Faraó, rei do Egito, que o constituiu governador sobre o Egito e toda a sua casa.

11 Sobreveio então uma fome a todo o Egito e Canaã, e grande tribulação; e nossos pais não achavam alimentos.

12 Mas tendo ouvido Jacó que no Egito havia trigo, enviou ali nossos pais pela primeira vez.

13 E na segunda vez deu-se José a conhecer a seus irmãos, e a sua linhagem tornou-se manifesta a Faraó.

14 Então José mandou chamar a seu pai Jacó, e a toda a sua parentela - setenta e cinco almas.