Genesis 48:21

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Summary

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

Behold

Land

Genesis 12:5

Genesis 26:3

Genesis 37:1

General references

Hebrews 9:17

Bible References

Behold

Later, Joseph told his brothers, "I'm going to die soon, but God will certainly provide for you and bring you up from this land to the land that he promised with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

"I'm headed down the road that everyone who lives on earth travels, so be strong and demonstrate that you're a grown man

Do not look to nobles, nor to mere human beings who cannot save.

"Your ancestors where are they? And the prophets do they live forever?

"Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace according to your promise,

Now David, after he had served God's purpose in his own generation, died and was buried with his ancestors, and so he experienced decay.

I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for my departure has come.

He has no father, mother, or genealogy, no birth date recorded for him, nor a date of death. Like the Son of God, he continues to be a priest forever.

because I know that the removal of my bodily tent will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, has shown me.

Land

Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the servants he had acquired while living in Haran. Then they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they arrived in the land of Canaan,

Remain in this land, and I'll be with and bless you by giving all these lands to you and to your descendants in fulfillment of my solemn promise that I made to your father Abraham.

Jacob continued to live in the land they were occupying, where his father had journeyed in the territory of Canaan.

General references

For a will is in force only when somebody has died, since it never takes effect as long as the one who made it is alive.