Holy Scripture
Exodus 1:7
A church father on this verse
“We have heard in the lesson which was read, dearly beloved, that "when Joseph was dead, the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful and prolific, and they sprang up like grass." What does this mean, brethren? As long as Joseph lived the children of Israel are not recorded to have increased or multiplied very much, but af…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
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5But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls born of Jacob were seventy-five.
6And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
— Exodus 1:7 —
8And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we: