Verse 2

Joseph directed his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel.

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  • Gen 50:26 : 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. After they embalmed him, he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
  • 2 Chr 16:14 : 14 He was buried in his tomb that he had prepared for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices blended from various perfumes, and they made a very great fire in his honor.
  • Mark 16:1 : 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus' body.
  • John 19:39-40 : 39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 Taking the body of Jesus, they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom.
  • Matt 26:12 : 12 By pouring this perfume on My body, she has prepared Me for burial.
  • Mark 14:8 : 8 She did what she could; she anointed my body beforehand for burial.
  • Luke 24:1 : 1 On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared, and some other women were with them.
  • John 12:7 : 7 Jesus replied, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of My burial preparation."