Joseph fell on his father’s face, wept on him, and kissed him.
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
I will go down with you into Egypt. I will also surely bring you up again. Joseph’s hand will close your eyes.”
When Jacob finished charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, breathed his last breath, and was gathered to his people.
Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.
Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.