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Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.
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Honor in an Egyptian Context
Commentators explain that embalming Jacob was a practical necessity for the long journey to Canaan and a way for Joseph to honor his father according to Egyptian customs. As a high-ranking official, Joseph used his "servants the physicians" to perform this advanced and costly procedure, reflecting both his deep love and his significant status.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
The physicians embalmed Israel. — The command first given by Jacob to Joseph (Genesis 47:29–30), and then ear…
16th Century
Protestant
And Joseph commanded his servants. Although previously more labor was spent on funerals, even without superstition, than has been deemed r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalmhis fatherWhich he did, n…
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…
