Acts 7:13-24

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.

²²Moses received instruction in all areas of Egyptian knowledge, and he became a powerful speaker and leader.

²³However, when he was forty years old, he decided to visit his relatives, the Israelites.

²⁴He saw one of them being mistreated, so he intervened to defend him. On behalf of the man he took revenge and killed the Egyptian.