Acts 7:6
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 7
“And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.”Acts 7:6
What Does Acts 7:6 Mean?
Acts 7:6 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 7, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Freedom.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Acts 7:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 15:13“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”Exodus 12:40“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”Galatians 3:17“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”Genesis 15:16“But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”Ezekiel 16:4“And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.”Acts 7:17“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”Genesis 47:4“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
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