Verse 32

The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 33:19 : 19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
  • 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.”
  • Exod 13:19 : 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.”
  • Acts 7:16 : 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.
  • Heb 11:22 : 22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, mentioned the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his burial.
  • John 4:5 : 5 Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  • Gen 48:22 : 22 As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”