Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Burial » The jews anxious to be interred in their family places of
When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt. I want to be buried where my fathers are. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried. Joseph answered: I will do as you say. Jacob said: Make a vow that you will. Joseph made the vow. Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.
Jacob told his sons: Soon I will die. I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave.
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Promise me that you will take my body with you when God leads you to that land.
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Please let me return to my hometown. There I can someday be buried near my father and mother. My servant Chimham can go with you. You can treat him as your own.
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hands » Placed under the thigh of a person to whom an oath was made
Jacob said: Make a vow that you will. Joseph made the vow. Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.
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Abraham said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned: Take a solemn oath.
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When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt.
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jacob » Exacts a promise from joseph to bury him with his forefathers
When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt. I want to be buried where my fathers are. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried. Joseph answered: I will do as you say. Jacob said: Make a vow that you will. Joseph made the vow. Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.
Oath » Requires joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers
Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, until he was a hundred and forty-seven years old. When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt. I want to be buried where my fathers are. Carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried. Joseph answered: I will do as you say. read more.
Jacob said: Make a vow that you will. Joseph made the vow. Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.
Jacob said: Make a vow that you will. Joseph made the vow. Jacob gave thanks there on his bed.
Oaths » Often accompanied by placing the hand under the thigh of the person sworn to
Abraham said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned: Take a solemn oath.
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When the time drew near for him to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him: Place your hand under my thighs and make a solemn vow that you will not bury me in Egypt.
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