Genesis 50:2
Joseph [May he add] enjoined his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel [God prevails].
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In Context
1Joseph [May he add] fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
Cross References
Genesis 50:26So Joseph [May he add] died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt [Abode of slavery]. 1 Haftarah Vayechi ·Taking leave· ·And he lived·: 1 M'lakhim Alef / 1 King 2:1-12 1 B'rit Hadashah ·New Covenant·: Luke 4:31-5:11 1 Chazak, chazak v'nitchazek! ·Be Strong, be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous!· (2 Samuel 10:12)
Matthew 26:12For in pouring this ointment on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
Mark 16:1When the Sabbath ·To cease· was past (after dark on Nissan 17, the day of First Fruits #1), Mary of Magdala [Rebellion of City tower], and Mary [Rebellion] the mother of James [Surplanter], and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
John 12:7But Yeshua [Salvation] said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this 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 →