Genesis 50:1

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

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

In Context

2Then Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Jacob;

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Cross References

Genesis 46:4I myself will go down with you into Egypt; and I will surely bring you up again; and Joseph will be the one who closes your dying eyes.”

John 11:35Jesus burst into tears.

Ephesians 6:4And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

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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