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Summary

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

Bible References

Bones

Genesis 50:25
So Joseph made all of Israel's other children make this promise: "Because God is certainly going to take care of you, you are to carry my bones up from here."
Exodus 13:19
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, because Joseph had made the Israelis take this solemn oath: "God will certainly take notice of you, and then you must carry my bones up with you from here."
Acts 7:16
They were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought at a high price from Hamor's descendants in Shechem.
Hebrews 11:22
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelis and gave them instructions about burying his bones.

Buried

Genesis 33:19
Then he bought a parcel of land for 100 pieces of silver from the descendants of Hamor, Shechem's father. He pitched his tent there,
Genesis 48:22
I'm assigning you one portion more than your brothers from the land that I confiscated from the control of the Amorites in battle."

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