Genesis 50:1, The mourning for Jacob; Genesis 50:4, Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him; Genesis 50:7, The funeral; Genesis 50:15, Joseph comforts his brethren, who crave his pardon; Genesis 50:22, His age; Genesis 50:23, He sees the third generation of his sons; Genesis 50:24, He prophesies unto his brethren of their return; Genesis 50:25, He takes an oath of them concerning his bones; Genesis 50:26, He dies, and is put into a coffin.
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Genesis 50 — OverviewGenesis 50 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere 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.…Genesis 50 — OverviewGenesis 50 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains a short account of what happened from the death of Jacob to the death of Joseph, and is chiefly concerned with the funeral of Jacob; it first gives an account how Joseph was affected with his…Genesis 50:1-6Genesis 50:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJoseph is here paying his last respects to his deceased father. 1. With
tears and kisses, and all the tender expressions of a filial affection,
he takes leave of the deserted body, v. 1. Though Jacob was old and…Genesis 50:1Genesis 50:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgefell: Genesis 46:4; Deuteronomy 6:7-8; Ephesians 6:4
wept: Genesis 23:2; 2 Kings 13:14; Mark 5:38-39; John 11:35-38; Acts 8:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:13Genesis 50:2Genesis 50:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe physicians: The Hebrew ropheim:, from rapha:, to heal, is literally the healers, those whose business it was to heal, or restore the body from sickness, by administering proper medicines; and when death took place,…Genesis 50:2Genesis 50:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father,.... Which he did, not merely because it was the custom of the Egyptians, but because it was necessary, his father's corpse being to be carried…