Genesis 50:1

And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing him.

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And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

In Context

2And Joseph gave orders to his servants who had the necessary knowledge, to make his father's body ready, folding it in linen with spices, and they did so.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:4I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will see that you come back again, and at your death Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.

2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha became ill with the disease which was the cause of his death: and Joash, king of Israel, came down to him, and weeping over him said, My father, my father, the war-carriages of Israel and its horsemen!

John 11:35And Jesus himself was weeping.

Ephesians 6:4And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:1

Here is, I. The preparation for Jacob's funeral, ver. 1-6 . II. The funeral itself, ver. 7-14 . III. The settling of a good understanding between Joseph and his brethren after the death of Jacob, ver. 15-21 . IV. The age and death of Joseph, ver. 22-26 . Thus the book of Genesis, which began with the origin of light and life, ends with nothing but death and darkness; so sad a change has sin made. Read the whole commentary →

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