Atos 7:12

12 Ouvindo que havia trigo no Egito, Jacó enviou nossos antepassados em sua primeira viagem.

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 libertou de todas as suas tribulações, dando a José favor e sabedoria diante do faraó, rei do Egito; este o tornou governador do Egito e de todo o seu palácio.

11 “Depois houve fome em todo o Egito e em Canaã, trazendo grande sofrimento, e os nossos antepassados não encontravam alimento.

12 Ouvindo que havia trigo no Egito, Jacó enviou nossos antepassados em sua primeira viagem.

13 Na segunda viagem deles, José fez-se reconhecer por seus irmãos, e o faraó pôde conhecer a família de José.

14 Depois disso, José mandou buscar seu pai, Jacó, e toda a sua família, que eram setenta e cinco pessoas.