Genesis 50:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Joseph commanded his servants to prepare his father’s body. (These servants were doctors.) The doctors prepared Jacob’s body to be buried. They prepared the body in the special way of the Egyptians.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:14

The people buried Asa in his own tomb that he made for himself in the City of David. They laid him in a bed that was filled with spices and different kinds of mixed perfumes, and they burned a large fire for him.

Genesis 50:26

Joseph died in Egypt when he was 110 years old. Doctors prepared his body for burial and put the body in a coffin in Egypt.

Mark 16:1

The next day after the Sabbath day, Mary Magdalene, Salome, and Mary the mother of James bought some sweet-smelling spices to put on Jesus’ body.

Matthew 26:12

This woman poured perfume on my body. She did this to prepare me for burial after I die.

John 12:7

Jesus answered, “Don’t stop her. It was right for her to save this perfume for today—the day for me to be prepared for burial.

Luke 24:1

Very early Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had prepared.

Mark 14:8

This woman did the only thing she could do for me. She poured perfume on my body before I die to prepare it for burial.

Genesis 27:41

After that Esau hated Jacob because of this blessing. Esau said to himself, “My father will soon die, and after we are finished with that, I will kill Jacob.”

Genesis 50:1

When Israel died, Joseph was very sad. He hugged his father and cried over him and kissed him.