Genesis 47:30
but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph said,“I will do as you say.”
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- Gen 49:29-32 : 29 Then he instructed them,“I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 30 It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave in it were acquired from the sons of Heth.”
- Gen 23:19 : 19 After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 25:9 : 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hittite.
- Gen 50:5-9 : 5 ‘My father made me swear an oath. He said,“I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’” 6 So Pharaoh said,“Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do.” 7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; all Pharaoh’s officials went with him– the senior courtiers of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt, 8 all Joseph’s household, his brothers, and his father’s household. But they left their little children and their flocks and herds in the land of Goshen. 9 Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage. 10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there with very great and bitter sorrow. There Joseph observed a seven day period of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said,“This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. 12 So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them. 13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the field Abraham purchased as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.
- Gen 50:25 : 25 Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said,“God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
- 2 Sam 19:37 : 37 Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.”
- 1 Kgs 13:22 : 22 You went back. You ate food. And you drank water in the place of which he had said to you,“Eat no food. Drink no water.” Therefore your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’”
- Neh 2:3 : 3 I replied to the king,“O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors lies desolate and its gates destroyed by fire?”
- Neh 2:5 : 5 and said to the king,“If the king is so inclined and if your servant has found favor in your sight, dispatch me to Judah, to the city with the graves of my ancestors, so that I can rebuild it.”
- Acts 7:15-16 : 15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors, 16 and their bones were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
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29 The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him,“If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
- Gen 50:1-77 verses84%
1 The Burials of Jacob and Joseph Then Joseph hugged his father’s face. He wept over him and kissed him.
2 Joseph instructed the physicians in his service to embalm his father, so the physicians embalmed Israel.
3 They took forty days, for that is the full time needed for embalming. The Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court,“If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,
5 ‘My father made me swear an oath. He said,“I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’”
6 So Pharaoh said,“Go and bury your father, just as he made you swear to do.”
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father; all Pharaoh’s officials went with him– the senior courtiers of his household, all the senior officials of the land of Egypt,
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31 Jacob said,“Swear to me that you will do so.” So Joseph gave him his word. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.
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29 Then he instructed them,“I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
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21 Then Israel said to Joseph,“I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
- Gen 50:24-263 verses80%
24 Then Joseph said to his brothers,“I am about to die. But God will surely come to you and lead you up from this land to the land he swore on oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
25 Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath. He said,“God will surely come to you. Then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. After they embalmed him, his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
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4 I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes.”
- Gen 50:12-143 verses79%
12 So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them.
13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the field Abraham purchased as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.
14 After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.
- Gen 46:30-312 verses78%
30 Israel said to Joseph,“Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and his father’s household,“I will go up and tell Pharaoh,‘My brothers and my father’s household who were in the land of Canaan have come to me.
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15 But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
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19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the Israelites solemnly swear,“God will surely attend to you, and you will carry my bones up from this place with you.”
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33 When Jacob finished giving these instructions to his sons, he pulled his feet up onto the bed, breathed his last breath, and went to his people.
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16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying,“Your father gave these instructions before he died:
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22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his burial.
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31 After he buried him, he said to his sons,“When I die, bury me in the tomb where the prophet is buried; put my bones right beside his bones,
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31 When he sees the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father in sorrow to the grave.
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15 So Jacob went down to Egypt and died there, along with our ancestors,
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7 Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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28 Then Israel said,“Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”
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29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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10 You will live in the land of Goshen, and you will be near me– you, your children, your grandchildren, your flocks, your herds, and everything you have.
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2 When Jacob was told,“Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.
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22 Joseph lived in Egypt, along with his father’s family. Joseph lived 110 years.