Genesis 47:30 meaning and explanation
but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”
Genesis 47:30, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob, old and near death in Egypt, asks his son Joseph to swear an oath that he will not be buried there. The phrase lie down with my fathers means to die and join his ancestors.
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