Genesis 48:21

New Living Translation

Then Jacob said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors.

Cross References

Genesis 12:5

He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

Genesis 15:14

But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.

Genesis 15:16

After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.”

Genesis 26:3

Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.

Genesis 28:15

What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”

Genesis 37:1

So Jacob settled again in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived as a foreigner.

Genesis 46:4

I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring you back again. You will die in Egypt, but Joseph will be with you to close your eyes.”

Genesis 47:29

As the time of his death drew near, Jacob called for his son Joseph and said to him, “Please do me this favor. Put your hand under my thigh and swear that you will treat me with unfailing love by honoring this last request: Do not bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 50:24

“Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

Genesis 50:6

Pharaoh agreed to Joseph’s request. “Go and bury your father, as he made you promise,” he said.

Psalm 18:46

The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!

Luke 2:29

“Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised.

Acts 13:36

This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.

Deuteronomy 30:3

then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

Deuteronomy 31:8

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

2 Timothy 4:6

As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near.

Hebrews 7:3

There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.

Hebrews 7:8

The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on.

Joshua 1:5

No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.

Joshua 1:9

This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 23:14

“Soon I will die, going the way of everything on earth. Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!

Joshua 3:7

The Lord told Joshua, “Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.

2 Peter 1:14

For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life,