They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah. This was the cave near Mamre in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham bought that cave to use as a burial place.
Genesis 50:14 - Easy To Read Version After Joseph buried his father, he and everyone in the group with him went back to Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brethren and all who had gone up with him. American Standard Version (1901) And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. Common English Bible Then Joseph returned to Egypt, he, his brothers, and everyone who left with him to bury his father. Catholic Public Domain Version And Joseph returned into Egypt with his brothers and all those of his company, having buried his father. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joseph returned into Egypt with his brethren, and all that were in his company, after he had buried his father. |
They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah. This was the cave near Mamre in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham bought that cave to use as a burial place.
After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers became worried. They were afraid that Joseph would still be mad at them for what they had done years before. They said, “Maybe Joseph still hates us for what we did.”