Genesis 49:29 — Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me wit… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 49:29 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 49.29, Genesis 49v29, Gen. 49:29. Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Other reference formats: Genesis 49.29, Genesis 49v29, Gen. 49:29.

29 Then Jacob instructed them, “Soon I will die and join my ancestors. Bury me with my father and grandfather in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Passage themes

The hour of death — I am to be gathered unto my people
The last request — bury me with my fathers
The tomb of Machpelah — in the cave
The purchased field — in the field of Ephron the Hittite

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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