Genesis 50:12

12 So Jacob's sons did as their father commanded.

Genesis 50:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 50:12

And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them.
] Not only Joseph, but all the sons of Jacob were concerned in the burial of him, being all charged by him with it, and who were obedient to his commands as follows; see ( Genesis 49:29 ) .

Genesis 50:12 In-Context

10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they cried loudly and bitterly for his father. Joseph's time of sorrow continued for seven days.
11 The people that lived in Canaan saw the sadness at the threshing floor of Atad and said, "Those Egyptians are showing great sorrow!" So now that place is named Sorrow of the Egyptians.
12 So Jacob's sons did as their father commanded.
13 They carried his body to the land of Canaan and buried it in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre. Abraham had bought this cave and field from Ephron the Hittite to use as a burial place.
14 After Joseph buried his father, he returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and everyone who had gone with him to bury his father.
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