forty days were required for it, for so many are required for embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.”
  2. מצרים אבל 'ābêl - mı̂tsrayı̂m, Ab…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Forty days. Herodotus (ii. 86) describes the process of embalming as occupying seventy days. However, he was speaking of …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And forty days were fulfilled for him. We have already shown that Moses is speaking of a ceremonial mourning; therefore, he does not presc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Forty days were fulfilled for him
Were spent in embalming him:

for so are fulfilled the days of t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Though pious relatives and friends have lived to a good old age, and we are confident they have gone to glory, yet we may regret our own loss and p…

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