2 And he said, a“Brethren and fathers, listen: The bGod of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in cHaran,
3 and said to him, a‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.’
4 Then ahe came out of the land of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran. And from there, when his father was bdead, He moved him to this land in which you now dwell.
5 And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, aHe promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
6 But God spoke in this way: athat his descendants would dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bbondage and oppress them four hundred years.
7 a‘And the nation to whom they will be in bondage I will bjudge,’ said God, c‘and after that they shall come out and serve Me in this place.’
8 aThen He gave him the covenant of circumcision; band so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; cand Isaac begot Jacob, and dJacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 a“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, bsold Joseph into Egypt. cBut God was with him
10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, aand gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Acts 7:4:
Dwell {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Dwell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Haran {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Haran {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
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