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Acts 7:17

As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

Acts 7:17 BSB

Acts 7:17 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Exodus 1:7–12 (4 votes) and Genesis 15:13–16 (3 votes). 14 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 15 to 2 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Acts 7:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Exodus 1:7–124 votes

    but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. …

  2. Genesis 15:13–163 votes

    Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. …

  3. Psalm 105:24–253 votes

    And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes, whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

  4. Acts 7:63 votes

    God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

  5. Acts 13:173 votes

    The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

  6. Exodus 1:202 votes

    So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

  7. 2 Peter 3:8–92 votes

    Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Which verses point to Acts 7:17?

The 10 strongest of 14.