So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,
- KJV So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
- BSB So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
- NASB And Jacob went down to Egypt, and he and our fathers died there.
- NLT So Jacob went to Egypt. He died there, as did our ancestors.
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Quick answer
Jacob goes down to Egypt, where he and the fathers die. God's promises continue even as the patriarchs pass away.
Overview
The death of Jacob and the fathers in Egypt marks the close of the patriarchal age. Yet they die in hope, trusting God's promise of the land to come. Stephen's account shows God's faithfulness spanning generations, awaiting the fulfillment His word guaranteed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Exod 1:6Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
- Gen 49:33When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.
- Gen 46:3–7He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
- Josh 24:4I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave to Esau Mount Seir, to possess it. Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
- Num 20:15how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers.
- Deut 10:22Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.
- Heb 11:21–22By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.
- Deut 26:5You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.
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