Deuteronomy 10:22

22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt with a total of seventy people, but now look! The LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the nighttime sky!

Deuteronomy 10:22 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 10:22

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons
That is, in all; for there were not seventy besides Jacob and the patriarchs his sons, but with them; see ( Genesis 46:26 Genesis 46:27 ) and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude; as he promised they should be, ( Genesis 15:5 ) .

Deuteronomy 10:22 In-Context

20 Revere the LORD your God, serve him, cling to him, swear by his name alone!

21 He is your praise, and he is your God—the one who performed these great and awesome acts that you witnessed with your very own eyes.

22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt with a total of seventy people, but now look! The LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the nighttime sky!