Genesis 47:28

Translations

Modern

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.

Traditional

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

Literal

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seven and ten years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were seven years and forty and a hundred years.

Latin

Et vixit in ea decem et septem annis: factique sunt omnes dies vitæ illius, centum quadraginta septem annorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

Events

Death of Jacobc. 1689 BC

Related verses

Psalm 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.
Genesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
Genesis 47:8–9
“How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked.
Psalm 119:84
How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

People

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

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

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

Topics

Israel: Lived in Goshen Jacob: Lives in Egypt for Seventeen Years Longevity: Jacob, One-Hundred and Forty-Seven Years Oath: Requires Joseph to Swear That he Would Bury Him with his Forefathers

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