Acts 7:15

15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt. There he and his family died.

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 On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was. Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.

14 "After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family. The total number of people was 75.

15 Then Jacob went down to Egypt. There he and his family died.

16 Some of their bodies were brought back to Shechem. They were placed in a tomb Abraham had bought. He had purchased it from Hamor's sons at Shechem for a certain amount of money.

17 "In Egypt the number of our people grew and grew. It was nearly time for God to make his promise to Abraham come true.