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Forty days were fulfilled for him, for that is how many the days it takes to embalm. The Egyptians wept for him for seventy days.
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An Honor Fit for a King
Commentators explain that the 70-day mourning period for Jacob was an extraordinary honor bestowed by the Egyptians. This period, which included 40 days for the embalming process, was comparable to the mourning reserved for Egyptian kings, demonstrating the immense respect they had for Joseph and his father.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Forty days. Herodotus (ii. 86) describes the process of embalming as occupying seventy days. However, he was speaking of …
16th Century
Protestant
And forty days were fulfilled for him. We have already shown that Moses is speaking of a ceremonial mourning; therefore, he does not presc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Forty days were fulfilled for him Were spent in embalming him:
for so are fulfilled the days of t…
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…
