Acts 7:12-21

¹²But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.

¹³And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph’s race became manifest unto Pharaoh.

¹⁴And Joseph sent, and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

¹⁵And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;

¹⁶and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

¹⁷But as the time of the promise drew nigh which God vouchsafed unto Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

¹⁸till there arose another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

¹⁹The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

²⁰At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:

²¹and when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.