my father made me swear an oath when he said, 'I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.' Now let me go and bury my father, and then return." Cross References Matthew 27:60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away. Genesis 47:29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, Genesis 47:30 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 50:4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh's court, "If I have found favor in your eyes, please tell Pharaoh that Genesis 50:6 Pharaoh replied, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do." 2 Chronicles 16:14 And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor. Isaiah 22:16 What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here--to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock? Treasury of Scripture My father made me swear, saying, See, I die: in my grave which I have dig for me in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again. made me. Genesis 47:29-31 Lo, I die. Genesis 50:24 Genesis 48:21 Genesis 49:29,30 I have. 2 Chronicles 16:14 Isaiah 22:16 Matthew 27:60 bury me. Genesis 3:19 Job 30:23 Psalm 79:3 let me go. Matthew 8:21,22 Luke 9:59,60 |