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Joshua 24:32
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records these details for the assembled tribes of Israel at Shechem, concluding his final address by noting the burial of Joseph’s remains.
The words — The Hebrew עַצְמ֣וֹת (atzmot) literally means "bones," and הֶעֱל֨וּ (he'elu) means "they had brought up," directly describing the physical transport of the remains from Egypt.
The thread — The text explicitly links this burial to the land Jacob bought in Genesis 33:19 and the oath Joseph secured in Genesis 50:25, which Moses later executed in Exodus 13:19.
Why it lands — The passage states that the plot became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants, requiring the reader to acknowledge the recorded transfer of property without adding theological speculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
Cross-references
- Genesis 50:25 And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
- Genesis 33:19 And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
- Exodus 13:19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
- Acts 7:16 Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
- Genesis 48:22 And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
- John 4:5 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.