Genesis 49:29

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 49

“And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,”Genesis 49:29

What Does Genesis 49:29 Mean?

Genesis 49:29 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 49, verse 29 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (17)

These passages are connected to Genesis 49:29 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 25:8“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”Genesis 47:30“But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.”Genesis 49:33“And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.”Genesis 50:13“For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.”Genesis 15:15“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.”Genesis 25:9“And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;”Genesis 23:17“And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure”Genesis 50:12“And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:”2 Samuel 19:37“Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.”Acts 7:16“And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.”Genesis 23:19“And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.”Genesis 35:29“And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.”Genesis 50:5“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”Numbers 20:24“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.”John 11:38“Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.”Romans 12:6“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;”Hebrews 12:23“To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,”

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