Genesis 50:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

‘When my father was near death, I made a promise to him. I promised that I would bury him in a cave in the land of Canaan. This is the cave that he prepared for himself. So please let me go and bury my father. Then I will come back here to you.’”

Cross References

Isaiah 22:16

and say this: “What are you doing here? None of your relatives are buried here, are they? Then what right do you have to prepare a tomb for yourself in this high place? Why are you cutting a tomb out of this rock?

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.

Matthew 27:60

He put Jesus’ body in a new tomb that he had dug in a wall of rock. Then he closed the tomb by rolling a very large stone to cover the entrance. After he did this, he went away.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Your body came from the earth. And when you die, it will return to the earth. But your spirit came from God, and when you die, it will return to him.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

You will be afraid of high places. You will be afraid of tripping over every small thing in your path. Your hair will become white like the flowers on an almond tree. You will drag yourself along like a grasshopper when you walk. You will lose your desire, and then you will go to your eternal home. The mourners will gather in the streets as they carry your body to the grave.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

A man might live a long time and have 100 children. But if he is not satisfied with those good things, and if no one remembers him after his death, I say that a baby who dies at birth is better off than that man.

Psalm 79:3

Blood flowed like water all over Jerusalem. No one is left to bury the bodies.

Job 30:23

I know you will lead me to my death, to that place where all the living must go.

1 Samuel 14:43

Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told Saul, “I only tasted a little honey from the end of my stick. Should I die for doing that?”

Deuteronomy 4:22

So I must die here in this land. I cannot go across the Jordan River, but you will soon go across it and take that good land and live there.

Genesis 50:24

When Joseph was near death, he said to his brothers, “My time to die is almost here. But I know that God will take care of you and lead you out of this country. God will lead you to the land he promised to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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.

Genesis 3:19

You will work hard for your food, until your face is covered with sweat. You will work hard until the day you die, and then you will become dust again. I used dust to make you, and when you die, you will become dust again.”

Genesis 50:4

After the time of sadness was finished, Joseph spoke to Pharaoh’s officers and said, “Please tell this to Pharaoh:

Genesis 50:6

Pharaoh answered, “Keep your promise. Go and bury your father.”