Josephcommandedhis servantsthe physiciansto embalmhis father.So the physiciansembalmedIsrael.
So Esauborea grudgeagainstJacobbecauseof the blessingwith whichhis fatherhad blessedhim; and Esausaidto himself,"The daysof mourningfor my fatherare near;then I will killmy brotherJacob."
Then Josephfellon his father'sface,and weptoverhim and kissedhim.
So Josephdiedat the ageof one hundredand tenyears;and he was embalmedand placedin a coffinin Egypt.
They buriedhim in his own tombwhichhe had cutout for himself in the cityof David,and they laidhim in the restingplacewhichhe had filledwith spicesof various kindsblendedby the perfumers'art;and they madea verygreatfirefor him.
"For when she pouredthisperfumeon My body,she didit to prepare Me for burial.
"She has donewhatshe could;she has anointedMy bodybeforehandfor the burial.
When the Sabbathwas over,MaryMagdalene,and Marythe [mother] of James,and Salome,boughtspices,sothat they might comeand anointHim.
But on the firstday of the week,at early dawn,they cameto the tombbringingthe spiceswhichthey had prepared.
ThereforeJesussaid,"Let her alone,sothat she may keepit for the dayof My burial.
