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Acts 7:10-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

10. and rescued him from all his afflictions, and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.

11. "Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

12. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers there the first time.

13. On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph's family was disclosed to Pharaoh.

14. Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all.

15. And Jacob went down to Egypt and there he and our fathers died.

16. From there they were removed to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

17. "But as the time of the promise was approaching which God had assured to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

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