· Translation: KJV

Acts 7:14Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.

The setting

Jerusalem, ~34 AD. Stephen concludes the Joseph story by emphasizing how the small family became a great nation. He's setting up how rejection leads to salvation for many.

The emotion here: urgent pleading disguised as historical narrative, knowing death is imminent

The original word

metekalesato (μετεκαλέσατο) — to summon with authority and care, implying both power and love in the calling

Why it matters

The number seventy-five includes wives and descendants not counted in the Hebrew text's seventy, showing Stephen used the Greek Septuagint

Read with care

What most readers miss in Acts 7:14

Joseph had the power to bring his entire family to safety - Stephen is hinting that Jesus has the same power to save all Israel

Common misconceptionPeople focus on the number discrepancy (70 vs 75) missing Stephen's main point: from small beginnings, God builds His people into a mighty nation through apparent rejection and exile.

Bible Genome reading

Acts 7:14 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerStephen
Eraearly_church
Primary emotiongrateful
Literary typenarrative

Emotional genome

Comfort power50%
Quotability40%
Memorability50%
Crisis relevance40%
Standalone75%
Themes:reunionfamily

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Acts 7:14 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Stephen. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include reunion, family. Notable phrases: summoned Jacob; seventy-five souls.

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