Acts 7:15

So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

Cross-references

In Genesis 46:3-7, God assures Jacob and lists those going to Egypt, directly supplying the narrative Stephen summarizes in Acts 7:15.

Genesis 49:33 records Jacob's death—drawing up his feet and breathing his last—matching Stephen's statement that Jacob died.

Numbers 20:15 recounts Israel's fathers going down to Egypt, matching Stephen's summary of Jacob's descent. Same historical reference.

Deuteronomy 10:22 notes seventy persons went down to Egypt, parallel to Jacob's journey. Slightly different number (70 vs 75 in Acts).

Deuteronomy 26:5 describes Jacob as a wandering Aramean who went to Egypt, directly parallel to Stephen's account of Jacob's descent.

Joshua 24:4 Parallel

In Joshua 24:4, Jacob and his children go down to Egypt, exactly the event Stephen references in Acts 7:15.

Genesis 46:5 describes Jacob's actual departure to Egypt in Pharaoh's wagons, providing narrative detail for Acts 7:15's summary.

Genesis 46:6 adds that Jacob brought all his family and possessions into Egypt, expanding on Acts 7:15's statement.

Genesis 47:29 records Jacob's request not to be buried in Egypt, which explains the later burial in Shechem mentioned in Acts 7:16.

1 Samuel 12:8 recalls Jacob's descent into Egypt as part of Israel's history, echoing Acts 7:15's mention of that event.

Isaiah 52:4 Parallel

Isaiah 52:4 refers to Israel's initial sojourn in Egypt, paralleling Acts 7:15's statement that Jacob went down.

Exodus 1:6 Related theme

Exodus 1:6 notes the death of Joseph and his generation, while Acts 7:15 mentions Jacob's death. Both cover the end of that patriarchs' era.