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So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years; so the length of Jacob’s life was 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob&#8217s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob’s life was one hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob’s life was a hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob himself lived there for 17 years, before dying at the age of 147. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were an hundred forty and seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years, so he lived a total of 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He lived for seventeen more years in Egypt, until he was 147 years old. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; the years of Jacob's life were 147 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was a hundred and forty seven years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Jacob lives in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, are one hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jacob liveth in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the days of Jacob, the years of his life, are an hundred and forty and seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob will live in the land of Egypt seventeen years: and the days of the years of the life of Jacob will be seven years and forty years, and a hundred years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he lived in it seventeen years. And all the days of his life that passed were one hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years; the span of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the whole age of Jacob was a hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yaquuv lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; and the days of Yaquuv, the years of his life, were a hundred and forty and seven years.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jacob survived seventeen years in the land of Egypt; and Jacob's days of the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/47-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=12508" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/47.htm">The Israelites Prosper in Goshen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27</span>Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">And Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: way·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šə·ḇa‘ (Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fsc) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth.">seventeen</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nê (N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and the length of his life</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê- (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mə·’aṯ (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">147</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: wə·’ar·bā·‘îm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">Genesis 25:7-8</a></span><br />Abraham lived a total of 175 years. / And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">Genesis 35:28-29</a></span><br />And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24-26</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” / And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.” / So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-6.htm">Exodus 1:6-7</a></span><br />Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, / but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-21.htm">Hebrews 11:21</a></span><br />By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-4</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-1.htm">Genesis 48:1-2</a></span><br />Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. / When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Genesis 49:1-2</a></span><br />Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come: / Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-16</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. / You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40-41</a></span><br />Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-14.htm">Acts 7:14-16</a></span><br />Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all. / So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1</a></span><br />Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">Genesis 41:46</a></span><br />Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6-7</a></span><br />For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of Jacob. Joseph, <i>being</i> seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad <i>was</i> with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.</p><p class="hdg">the whole age.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-8.htm">Genesis 47:8,9</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old <i>art</i> thou? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10,12</a></b></br> The days of our years <i>are</i> threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength <i>they be</i> fourscore years, yet <i>is</i> their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-84.htm">Psalm 119:84</a></b></br> How many <i>are</i> the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/44-20.htm">Age</a> <a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/32-15.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-41.htm">Forty-Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/47-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/46-25.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/48-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezra/2-38.htm">Forty-Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/50-8.htm">Goshen</a> <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/genesis/48-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/50-12.htm">Jacob's</a> <a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Life</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Seventeen</a> <a href="/exodus/8-2.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">He gives them habitation and maintenance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">He gets the Egyptian's money;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-16.htm">their cattle;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-18.htm">and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-23.htm">He restores the land for a fifth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-28.htm">Jacob's age.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/47-29.htm">He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years</b><br>Jacob's relocation to Egypt was a significant event in the history of Israel. This move was orchestrated by God to preserve Jacob's family during a severe famine, as Joseph, Jacob's son, had risen to power in Egypt. The seventeen years Jacob spent in Egypt were marked by peace and prosperity, contrasting with the earlier years of his life filled with struggle and hardship. This period allowed Jacob to witness the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham regarding the preservation and growth of his descendants. The number seventeen in biblical numerology often symbolizes overcoming the enemy and complete victory, reflecting Jacob's peaceful end after a life of trials.<p><b>and the length of his life was 147 years</b><br>Jacob's lifespan of 147 years is significant in the context of the patriarchal narratives. His life was shorter than that of his father Isaac, who lived 180 years, and his grandfather Abraham, who lived 175 years. This decline in lifespan among the patriarchs is often seen as a reflection of the increasing effects of sin in the world. Jacob's life, filled with personal and familial struggles, is a testament to God's faithfulness despite human frailty. His age at death also underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to make him a great nation, as he lived to see his family grow and prosper in Egypt. Jacob's life and death prefigure the eventual exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, pointing to God's redemptive plan for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob (Israel)</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, Jacob is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. His life in Egypt marks a significant period where the Israelites begin their sojourn in a foreign land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Jacob and his family settled during a time of famine. Egypt becomes a place of refuge and provision for Jacob's family, setting the stage for future events in Israelite history.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/seventeen_years.htm">Seventeen Years</a></b><br>The period Jacob lived in Egypt before his death. This time represents a phase of peace and prosperity for Jacob and his family, despite being in a foreign land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/1/147_years.htm">147 Years</a></b><br>The total lifespan of Jacob, which reflects the fulfillment of God's promises to him and his ancestors regarding longevity and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_foreign_lands.htm">God's Faithfulness in Foreign Lands</a></b><br>Jacob's life in Egypt demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises, even when His people are in foreign lands. Believers can trust that God is with them, regardless of their circumstances or location.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_legacy.htm">The Importance of Family Legacy</a></b><br>Jacob's time in Egypt was spent with his family, ensuring the continuation of God's covenant promises. Christians are encouraged to invest in their families, passing down faith and values to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/life's_seasons_and_god's_timing.htm">Life's Seasons and God's Timing</a></b><br>The seventeen years Jacob spent in Egypt were a season of peace and fulfillment. Believers should recognize that life has different seasons, and God's timing is perfect in each one.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/longevity_and_purpose.htm">Longevity and Purpose</a></b><br>Jacob's 147 years reflect a life lived with purpose under God's guidance. Christians are reminded to seek God's purpose for their lives, regardless of their age or stage in life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'vagabond'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What is Goshen's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_prophecies_in_the_bible.htm">What are Jacob's prophecies in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_moses_live_to_120_years.htm">How can Moses realistically be 120 years old (Deut. 31:2) when modern biology deems such an age implausible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_jacob's_130_years_plausible.htm">How can Jacob realistically claim to be 130 years old (Genesis 47:9) without contradicting known human lifespans? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was</span> (literally, <span class="accented">the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>an hundred forty and seven years</span>. He had lived seventy-seven years in Canaan, twenty years in Padanaram, thirty-three in Canaan again, and seventeen in Egypt, in all 147 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/47-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְחִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seventeen</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6240.htm">Strong's 6240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the length of his life</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">147</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְאַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hundred</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/47-28.htm">Genesis 47:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/47-28.htm">OT Law: Genesis 47:28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt (Gen. 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