Quotes about Egypt
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
- Genesis 47:28
When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
- Genesis 47:29
but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
- Genesis 47:30
And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
- Genesis 48:5
Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
- Genesis 50:7
After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.
- Genesis 50:14
So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
- Genesis 50:26
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
- Exodus 1:1
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
- Exodus 1:5
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
- Exodus 1:8
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
- Exodus 1:15
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
- Exodus 1:17