As the time drew near for the promise God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
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15Jacob went down to Egypt, and there he died, and so did our ancestors. 16They were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. 17As the time drew near for the promise God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18until another king rose over Egypt who had never known Joseph. 19He dealt cunningly with our people and treated our ancestors cruelly, forcing them to abandon their newborn babies so they would not survive.
