Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Burial » The jews anxious to be interred in their family places of
When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt, but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said." He said, "Swear to me " So he swore to him Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
Then he charged them and said to them, “I am about 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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Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”
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Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant Chimham, let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”
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hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made
He said, “Swear to me.” So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
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Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,
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When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
jacob » Exacts a promise from joseph to bury him with his forefathers
When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt, but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said." He said, "Swear to me " So he swore to him Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers
Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the length of Jacob's life was one hundred and forty-seven years. When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt, but when I lie down with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place." And he said, "I will do as you have said." read more.
He said, "Swear to me " So he swore to him Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
He said, "Swear to me " So he swore to him Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
Oaths » Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,
Verse Concepts
When the time for Israel to die drew near, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “Please, if I have found favor in your sight, place now your hand under my thigh and deal with me in kindness and faithfulness. Please do not bury me in Egypt,