13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. …
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. …
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-16)We have here a full and particular discovery made to Abram of God’s purposes concerning his seed. Observe, I. The time when God came to him with this discovery: When the sun was going down , or declining , about the time of the evening oblation , 1 Kgs. 18:36 ; Dan. 9:21 . Early in the morning, before day, while the stars were yet to be seen, God had given him orders concerning the sacrifices (Gen…
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