Deut.10.22

Deuteronomy 10:22

KJV

Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

A Call to Obedience

Cross References

Acts 7:14

KJV

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Joseph Sold into Egypt

Genesis 15:5

KJV GOD

And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

God’s Covenant with Abram

Genesis 22:17

KJV GOD Jesus

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

The LORD Provides the Sacrifice

Genesis 46:27

KJV

And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

Those Who Went to Egypt

The Children of Bilhah

Exodus 1:5

KJV

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

The Israelites Multiply in Egypt

Deuteronomy 1:10

KJV

The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Moses Appoints Leaders

Deuteronomy 26:5

KJV

And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: