1 Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, 3 taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
Genesis 50:1–3
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Genesis 50:6–8
6 Pharaoh replied, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do.” 7 Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt— 8 along with all of Joseph’s…
Genesis 50:25–26
25 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.” 26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
Testament of Joseph 2:82–84
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Genesis 50:13–15
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Book of Jubilees 45:1–3
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Genesis 47:29–31
29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I lie down with my father…
Testament of Levi 5:34–35
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Matthew 27:58–60
58 He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entr…
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