Genesis 50:13 meaning and explanation
They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
Genesis 50:13, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob had died in Egypt, and his son Joseph, with Pharaoh's permission, led a large funeral procession up to Canaan. This verse records the burial itself: Jacob's sons carried his body to the cave at Machpelah near Mamre, the field Abraham had bought from Ephron the Hittite as a family burial place.
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