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Acts 7:15

Acts 7:15
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

So Jacob went down into Egypt,.... At the invitation of his son Joseph:

and died, he, and our fathers; both Jacob and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Acts 7:15-16

And died - Gen 49:33. He and our fathers - The time which the Israelites remained in Egypt was 215 years, so that all…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 7:1-16

Stephen is now at the bar before the great council of the nation, indicted for blasphemy: what the witnesses swore…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

So Jacob went down into Egypt Now the whole race whom God had chosen to Himself was in Egypt, away from the land of…