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Exd 1:5 — And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

loins		Heb. thigh. Gen 46:26; Jdg 8:30; *marg:
seventy		Exd 1:20; Gen 46:26,27; Deu 10:22

Correlating Passages

loins

	Gen 46:26	All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls [were] threescore and six;
	Jdg 8:30	And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

seventy

	Exd 1:20	Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
	Gen 46:26	All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls [were] threescore and six;
	Gen 46:27	And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, [were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.
	Deu 10:22	Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

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Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 1:5," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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