Thematic Bible
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Bereavement » Instances of » Joseph, of his father
Burial » Of persons embalmed, deferred for seventy days
Children » Instances of » Joseph
Egypt » History of israel in » Jacob's death and burial
jacob » Burial of
Joseph » Son of jacob » Exacts a pledge from his brothers to convey his remains to canaan
Their bodies were carried back [from Egypt] to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had purchased in Shechem from the sons of Hamor for a sum of silver. [Note: "Shechem" was a town in Israel, the country which in New Testament times was known as Samaria].
Verse Concepts
By [having] faith, when Joseph was about to die, he mentioned the Israelites' departure [from Egypt] and gave [them] instructions concerning his bones [i.e., that they were to take them back to Palestine. See Gen. 50:25].
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