For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan,.... That is, they took care that he was carried there, as he desired to be; for it cannot be thought that they carried him on their shoulders thither, in like manner as the devout men carried Stephen to his burial, Ac 8:2and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, &c.
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Genesis 50:13
Genesis 50:13
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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 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 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 — 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 50:7-14Genesis 50:7-14 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an account of Jacob's funeral. Of the funerals of the
kings of Judah, usually, no more is said than this, They were buried
with their fathers in the city of David: but the funeral of the
patriarch…Genesis 50:13Genesis 50:13 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe cave: Genesis 23:16-18, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 35:27, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:29-31; 2 Kings 21:18