Genesis 50:1
Then Joseph was so distressed that he collapsed on the face of his father, and he wept over him, and he kissed him.
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And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
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Cross References
Genesis 46:4I will go down with you into Egypt, and I will surely bring you up again and Joseph will close your eyes with his own hand.”
2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha became sick with an illness by which he later died, so Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him. He said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen are taking you away!”
John 11:35Jesus wept.
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Instead, raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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 →