1689 BC · AM 2316 · Egypt and Exodus

Death of Jacob; blessing of the twelve

Jacob lived seventeen years in Egypt, blessed his sons with prophetic words over each tribe, and died at 147 (Genesis 47:28, 49:33), 1689 BC by the arithmetic.

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📖 Genesis 47:28

28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.

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