Acts 7:15
Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;
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Cross references
- Genesis 49:33 When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
- Exodus 1:6 Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
- Genesis 46:3–5 He 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. I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.” Jacob rose up from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel carried Jacob, their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.