Genesis 50:2
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
1Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
Cross References
Genesis 50:26So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
Matthew 26:12By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 50:2-7
The Burial of Jacob. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. 4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes,… Read the whole commentary →