Genesis 50:1
Joseph went and hugged his father, weeping over him and kissing him.
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In The King James Version
And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 46:4I will go to Egypt with you, and I promise to bring you back again. And Joseph will personally close your eyes when you die.”
2 Kings 13:14Elisha had become ill with a disease that would eventually kill him. Jehoash, king of Israel, went to visit him, and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and the horsemen of Israel!”
John 11:35Then Jesus cried too.
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, don't make your children mad, but look after them by disciplining them and instructing them about God.
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 →