Verse 3

They took forty days for him, because that is how long the embalming process takes, and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 20:29 : 29 When the whole community saw that Aaron had died, they mourned for him thirty days—all the house of Israel.
  • Deut 34:8 : 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the time of mourning was over.
  • Gen 50:10 : 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.
  • Deut 21:13 : 13 She shall remove the clothes of her captivity and remain in your house, mourning her father and mother for a full month. After that, you may go to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.