15 Then Jacob went to Egypt, where he and his sons died.
16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem, where they were buried in the grave which Abraham had bought from the clan of Hamor for a sum of money.
17 “When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger.
18 At last a king who did not know about Joseph began to rule in Egypt.
19 He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them, forcing them to put their babies out of their homes, so that they would die.
20 It was at this time that Moses was born, a very beautiful child. He was cared for at home for three months,
21 and when he was put out of his home, the king's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.