Exodus 1:7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Cross-reference
Exodus 1:20 reports that the people increased even more despite oppression — a direct narrative continuation of the multiplication.
Exodus 12:37 reports the huge number of Israelites leaving Egypt, fulfilling the multiplication promised in Exodus 1:7.
Exodus 5:5 has Pharaoh complaining the people are numerous — confirming the multiplication from verse 7.
In Genesis 9:1, God repeats the command to Noah's family to be fruitful — here Israel fulfills that renewed creation blessing.
Acts 7:17 references this rapid population growth as the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, setting the stage for the Exodus.
In Psalm 105:24, this same multiplication is celebrated as an act of God's faithfulness, making them too numerous for their foes.
In Nehemiah 9:23, the prayer recounts God making Israel numerous in Egypt. This echoes Exodus 1:7.
In Deuteronomy 26:5, the confession states Israel became a great nation in Egypt. Exodus 1:7 describes that growth.
In Deuteronomy 10:22, Moses recalls that Israel multiplied from 70 to many. This confirms the event in Exodus 1:7.
In Genesis 48:4, Jacob recalls God's promise to make him fruitful. Exodus 1:7 fulfills that promise.
In Genesis 47:27, the same phrasing describes Israel's fruitfulness in Egypt. This verse parallels that account.
In Genesis 46:3, God promised to make Jacob a great nation in Egypt. Exodus 1:7 shows that beginning.
In Genesis 28:14, God promised Jacob descendants like dust. Exodus 1:7 shows that promise being fulfilled.
In Genesis 1:28, God commands humanity to 'be fruitful and multiply' — here that mandate is realized in Israel's explosive growth.
In Genesis 12:2, God promises Abram a great nation — here that promise is fulfilled as Israel multiplies in Egypt.
In Genesis 13:16, God promises Abram descendants like dust — here Israel's countless numbers fulfill that image.
In Genesis 15:5, God promises Abram descendants as numerous as stars — here that promise is visibly fulfilled.
In Genesis 17:4-6, God promises Abram will become father of many nations — here Israel's multiplication begins that fulfillment.
In Genesis 17:16, God promises Sarah will be mother of nations — here her descendants multiply abundantly.
In Genesis 22:17, God promises Abraham descendants like stars and sand — here Israel's growth matches that imagery.
In Genesis 26:4, God promises Isaac descendants as numerous as stars — here that promise is being realized.
In Genesis 28:3, Isaac blesses Jacob with fruitfulness and multiplication — here that blessing comes true in Egypt.
In Genesis 28:4, Isaac's blessing promised numerous descendants. Exodus 1:7 records the fulfillment of that promise.
In Genesis 35:11, God commanded Jacob to be fruitful and increase. Exodus 1:7 is the direct fulfillment.
Numbers 22:5 quotes Balak saying 'a people has come out of Egypt and covers the land' — a later witness to their vast numbers.
Psalm 107:38 similarly describes God blessing a people with numerical increase, directly paralleling the multiplication here.
Ezekiel 16:7 uses a growth metaphor for God blessing a people, mirroring the multiplication narrative here.
Zechariah 10:8 promises future restoration and multiplication of Israel, echoing the earlier growth here.
Acts 13:17 directly references God making Israel prosper in Egypt, the same multiplication event described here.
Acts 7:18 immediately follows, noting that a new king arose who did not know Joseph — exploiting the numbers from verse 7.
Leviticus 26:9 promises fruitfulness as a covenant blessing — similar language but conditional, unlike the unconditional growth in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:3 urges obedience to increase in the Promised Land — echoes the fruitfulness but in a different covenantal context.
Job 12:23 attributes national growth to God's sovereign action, echoing the divine blessing behind Israel's multiplication here.