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NASB | Acts 7:14 "Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 7:14 "Then Joseph sent and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all. [Gen 45:9, 10] |
Bible Question: Stephen in Acts 7:14, gives a number of 75 that went to Egypt. Gen. and Deut give 70. I'm No sure I'm on the right track as to why Luke at it different? |
Bible Answer: Greetings 8414 Walter! I see that Love Fountain already gave you an excellent answer. Here is another possible answer found in the Bible Knowledge Commentary! "One of the most widely accepted solutions is to recognize that the Hebrew text includes Jacob, Joseph, and Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (a total of 70), but that the Septuagint omits Jacob and Joseph but includes Joseph’s seven grandchildren (mentioned in 1 Chron. 7:14-15, 20-25). This is supported by the Hebrew in Genesis 46:8-26 which enumerates 66 names, omitting Jacob, Joseph, and Joseph’s two sons. Another solution is that the Septuagint’s 75 includes the 66 plus the 9 wives of Jacob’s 12 sons (Judah’s and Simeon’s wives had died and Joseph’s wife was in Egypt)." Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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