Psalms 105:23

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“Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.”

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BSBPD

“Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 105:23 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  2. Genesis 45:9Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.
  3. Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
  4. Genesis 46:6They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.
  5. Genesis 46:7Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.
  6. Genesis 47:6the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  7. Genesis 47:28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.
  8. Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
  9. Psalms 78:51He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.
  10. Psalms 105:27They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
  11. Psalms 106:22wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
  12. Acts 7:11Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
  13. Acts 13:17The 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.

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