Exo 1:5 | TNotes | STEP | 1:5 seventy descendants: The number 75 in the Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls might include the five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (Num 26:29 , 35 ). • Jacob’s eleventh son, Joseph , had been sold into Egyptian slavery by his jealous brothers (Gen 37:18-28 ). God accomplished good for his people in spite of the brothers’ sin. With Joseph present in Egypt, God could use him to save the lives of the chosen people from the famine that would have destroyed them (Gen 42:1-2 ; 50:19-20 ).

bNum 26:29►

dGen 37:18-28►

eGen 42:1-2►

f50:19-20►

‏ Exodus 1:5

1:5 ^a seventy descendants: The number 75 in the Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls might include the five sons of Ephraim and Manasseh (Num 26:29 ^b, 35 ^c).

• Jacob’s eleventh son, Joseph, had been sold into Egyptian slavery by his jealous brothers (Gen 37:18-28 ^d). God accomplished good for his people in spite of the brothers’ sin. With Joseph present in Egypt, God could use him to save the lives of the chosen people from the famine that would have destroyed them (Gen 42:1-2 ^e; 50:19-20 ^f).