The bones of Joseph which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt were buried at Shechem, in the portion of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money; it became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.

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John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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 Israe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought
up out of Egypt
At the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Joseph died in Egypt, but gave command concerning his bones, that they should not rest in their grave until Israel had rest in the land of promise.…

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