Exodus 13:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Moses made them take along the bones of Joseph, whose dying words had been, “God will come to your rescue, and when he does, be sure to take along my bones.”

Cross References

Genesis 48:21

After that, Jacob said, “Joseph, you can see that I won't live much longer. But God will be with you and will lead you back to the land he promised our family long ago.

Exodus 4:31

and everyone believed. They bowed down and worshipped the LORD because they knew that he had seen their suffering and was going to help them.

Luke 1:58

her neighbours and relatives heard how kind the Lord had been to her, and they too were glad.

Luke 7:16

Everyone was frightened and praised God. They said, “A great prophet is here with us! God has come to his people.”

Acts 7:15

His father went to Egypt and died there, just as our ancestors did.

Acts 7:16

Later their bodies were taken back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor.

Hebrews 11:22

And just before Joseph died, he had faith that God would lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. So he told them to take his bones with them.

Joshua 24:32

When the people of Israel left Egypt, they brought the bones of Joseph along with them. They took the bones to the town of Shechem and buried them in the field that Jacob had bought for one hundred pieces of silver from Hamor, the founder of Shechem. The town and the field both became part of the land belonging to the descendants of Joseph.