Acts 7:10-21

¹⁰and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave him wisdom and helped him gain the favor of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and the royal household.

¹¹Now a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan. It caused terrible misery, and our forefathers had no food.

¹²When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt he sent our forefathers down on their first visit.

¹³During their second visit, Joseph revealed to his brothers who he was, and Pharaoh discovered Joseph's family background.

¹⁴Joseph sent for his father and all his relatives—seventy-five in total.

¹⁵Jacob traveled to Egypt, and died there—as did our forefathers.

¹⁶Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought with silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

¹⁷As the time approached regarding the promise that God had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt increased.

¹⁸A new king came to the throne in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

¹⁹He took advantage of our people and treated our ancestors badly, forcing them to abandon their babies so they would die.

²⁰It was at this time that Moses was born. He was a handsome child, and for three months he was looked after in his father's home.

²¹When he had to be abandoned, Pharaoh's daughter rescued him and took care of him as her own son.