Joshua 24:32

And they buried the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Sicima, in the portion of the land which Jacob bought from the Amorites who dwelt in Sicima for a hundred ewe-lambs. And he gave it to Joseph

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In The King James Version

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

In Context

31And Israel served LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of LORD that he had wrought for Israel.

33And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. And they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.

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Cross References

Genesis 33:19And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred lambs.

Genesis 50:25And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from here.

John 4:5So he comes to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the place that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, while perishing, remembered about the exodus of the sons of Israel, and commanded about his bones.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 24:30-33

The Death of Joshua. ( b. c. 1427.) 29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord , died, being a hundred and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 31 And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord , that he had done for Israel. 32 And the bones of… Read the whole commentary →

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