Acts 7:15

15 And ¹Jacob went down into Egypt, and ²he died, he ³and our fathers,

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 And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.

14 And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all.

15 And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers,

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

17 “But as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

Cross References

• 1. 7:15 Gen. 46:5, 28; Ps. 105:23
• 2. 7:15 Gen. 49:33
• 3. 7:15 Ex. 1:6