Genesis 49:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

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  • Gen 47:30 : 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as you have said.
  • Gen 50:13 : 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying place from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
  • Gen 15:15 : 15 And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.
  • Gen 25:8-9 : 8 Then Abraham gave up the spirit and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 10 The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. 11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac, and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai Roi. 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham: 13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, and Massa, 15 Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 17 These are the years of the life of Ishmael: a hundred and thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
  • Gen 35:29 : 29 And Isaac breathed his last, and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
  • 2 Sam 19:37 : 37 Let your servant, I pray you, turn back again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother. But here is your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.
  • Rom 12:6-9 : 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us attend to our ministering: or he who teaches, on teaching; 8 Or he who exhorts, on exhortation: he who gives, let him do it with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cling to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another; 11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 Distributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. 20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Heb 12:23 : 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,

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  • Gen 49:30-33
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    30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place.

    31There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

    32The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

    33And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the spirit, and was gathered to his people.

  • Gen 47:29-31
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    29And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found favor in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; do not bury me, I pray you, in Egypt:

    30But I will lie with my fathers, and you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying place. And he said, I will do as you have said.

    31And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

  • Gen 50:12-14
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    12And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them,

    13For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying place from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

    14And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brothers, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

  • Gen 23:8-11
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    8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your wish that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

    9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burial place among you.

    10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

    11No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it, I give it to you; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.

  • Gen 25:9-10
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    9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

    10The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.

  • Gen 50:5-7
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    5My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die: in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.

    6And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury your father, according as he made you swear.

    7And Joseph went up to bury his father, and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

  • Gen 23:3-6
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    3And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

    4I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

    5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

    6Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, that you may bury your dead.

  • Gen 23:13-15
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    13And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me; I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

    14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

    15My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.

  • Gen 23:19-20
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    19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.

    20So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as a possession for a burial place.

  • Gen 49:28
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    28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

  • Gen 35:29
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    29And Isaac breathed his last, and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

  • Gen 15:15
    73%

    15And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age.

  • 1 Kgs 13:31
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    31And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:

  • Gen 48:21
    72%

    21And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  • Gen 48:7
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    7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.