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"The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,"
The book of beginnings - creation, the fall, the flood, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
Old Testament • Book #1
Israel lived in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they got themselves possessions therei...
Genesis 47:28Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were ...
Genesis 47:30but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their burying plac...
Genesis 47:31He said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed's head.
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