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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: In Gen.46:27, the number is 70, why? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Jiner! Here is what the Bible Knowledge Commentary says about this issue: ***************************************** "Another apparent discrepancy in Stephen's discourse is in Acts 7:14. Stephen stated that 75 persons were in Jacob's family, but the Hebrew text has '70' in both Genesis 46:27 and Exodus 1:5. In both places the Septuagint has 75. It is commonly said that Stephen, a Greek-speaking Jew, would have used the Septuagint and therefore was making only an 'honest' mistake. This difficulty, however, can be resolved in other ways. 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)." **************************************** I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |