Exodus 13:19

Easy To Read Version

Moses carried the bones of Joseph with him. Before Joseph died, he made the sons of Israel promise to do this for him. Joseph said, “When God saves you, remember to carry my bones with you out of Egypt.”

Cross References

Genesis 48:21

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, my time to die is almost here. But God will still be with you. He will lead you back to the land of your ancestors [256] .

Exodus 4:31

The people believed that God had sent Moses. The people of Israel knew that God had seen their troubles, and that he had come to help them. So they bowed down and worshiped God.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord (God) was very good to her. They were happy for her.

Luke 7:16

All the people were filled with fear. They began praising God and said, “A great prophet {\cf2\super [129]} has come to us!” And they said, “God is taking care of his people.”

Acts 7:15

So Jacob went down to Egypt. Jacob and our fathers \{lived there until they\} died.

Acts 7:16

Later their bodies were moved to Shechem. They were put in a grave there. (It was the same grave that Abraham had bought in Shechem from the sons of Hamor. He paid them with silver.)

Hebrews 11:22

And when Joseph was almost dead, he spoke about the Israelites {\cf2\super [150]} (the Jews) leaving Egypt. And Joseph told the people what they should do with his body. Joseph said those things because he had faith.

Joshua 24:32

When the people of Israel left Egypt, they carried the bones from the body of Joseph with them. So the people buried the bones of Joseph at Shechem. They buried the bones on the land that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of the man named Shechem. Jacob had bought that land for 100 pieces of pure silver. This land belonged to Joseph’s children.