Joshua 24:32 meaning and explanation

And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.

Joshua 24:32, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua has just renewed Israel's covenant at Shechem, and the chapter closes with three burials that mark the end of an era. Joseph had made the Israelites swear to carry his bones out of Egypt, trusting God's promise to give the land to Abraham's descendants.

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