Joseph threw himself on his father, crying and kissing his face.
I will go with you to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back to this land. Joseph will be with you when you die.”
Our friends, we want you to know the truth about those who have died, so that you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope.
Parents, do not treat your children in such a way as to make them angry. Instead, raise them with Christian discipline and instruction.
Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.
The prophet Elisha was sick with a fatal disease, and as he lay dying, King Jehoash of Israel went to visit him. “My father, my father!” he exclaimed as he wept. “You have been the mighty defender of Israel!”
She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her death.
When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he lay back down and died.
Then Joseph gave orders to embalm his father's body.