Genesis 46:29

Joseph ordered his chariot made ready and went to meet his father Israel there. As soon as he arrived, he hugged his father and wept for a long time.

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And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

In Context

28Jacob sent Judah on ahead to meet Joseph and find out the way to Goshen. When they arrived in Goshen,

30“Now I can die in peace because I have seen your face again and know you're still alive,” Israel told Joseph.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:43He had Joseph ride in the chariot designated for his second-in-command while his attendants went ahead, shouting, “Bow down!” This is how Pharaoh gave Joseph authority over all of Egypt.

Genesis 45:19Tell them to do this as well: ‘Take some wagons from Egypt for your children and your wives. Bring them and your father here.

Genesis 50:9They were accompanied by chariots and horsemen—a really large procession.

Acts 20:37They all wept as they hugged and kissed him.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 46:29-34

Meeting between Jacob and Joseph. ( b. c. 1706.) 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I… Read the whole commentary →

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