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The Burial at Machpelah

12 And so Israel’s[a] sons did what he had instructed them to do: 13 they carried him to the territory of Canaan and buried him in the cave in Machpelah field near Mamre that Abraham had purchased[b] as a cemetery from Ephron the Hittite. 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph and his brothers returned to Egypt, along with everyone who had gone with him to attend the burial.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 50:12 Lit. so his
  2. Genesis 50:13 Lit. purchased along with the field

12 So Jacob’s sons did as he had commanded them:(A) 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah,(B) near Mamre,(C) which Abraham had bought along with the field(D) as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.(E) 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.(F)

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