Genesis 47:27

Translations

Modern

Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Traditional

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

Literal

And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they took possession in it, and they were fruitful, and they multiplied exceedingly.

Latin

Habitavit ergo Israël in Ægypto, id est, in terra Gessen, et possedit eam: auctusque est, et multiplicatus nimis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.

Notes

Genesis 47:27

God blessed his people, just as he had promised Abraham. He said that Abraham’s descendants would be too many to count (15:5; 22:17). But they still had to wait for the second part of the promise, that they would own the land of Canaan (17:8).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

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Genesis 46:3
“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Exodus 1:7
…but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Acts 7:17
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
Psalm 107:38
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
Psalm 105:24
And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
Deuteronomy 26:5
…and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
Zechariah 10:8
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Exodus 1:12
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
Genesis 8:9
But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.
Genesis 8:7
…and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Goshen: A region in Egypt where the Israelites settled and prospered

Glossary

Book of Exodus Famine Genesis, Book of Goshen Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Egypt: Israel in Israel Placed in the Land of Goshen Israel: Lived in Goshen Israel: Number of, at the Time of the Exodus Jacob: The Land of Goshen Assigned To

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