John Calvin Commentary Joshua 24:32

"And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph." — Joshua 24:32 (ASV)

And the bones of Joseph, and so on. The time when the bones of Joseph were buried is not mentioned; but it is easy to infer that the Israelites had performed this duty after they obtained a peaceful habitation in the city of Shechem. For although he had not designated a particular place for a sepulchre, they thought it a mark of respect to deposit his bones in the field which Jacob had purchased.

It may be, however, that this is expressed as a censure on the people's sluggishness, which was the reason that Joseph could not be buried with Abraham, as that locality was still in the power of the enemy. Stephen (Acts 7) mentions the bones of the twelve patriarchs, and it is not impossible that the other tribes, from feelings of emulation, gathered together the ashes of their progenitors.

It is said there that the field was purchased by Abraham, but obviously an error in the name has crept in. With regard to burial, we must generally hold that its very frequent mention in Scripture is because it is a symbol of the future Resurrection.