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Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob and the firstborn of Rachel, is a prominent figure in the biblical narrative, particularly in the Book of Genesis. His life account, marked by trials and triumphs, culminates in his death, which is recorded in Genesis 50.

After a life filled with divine providence and leadership in Egypt, Joseph's death is mentioned in Genesis 50:22-26. Joseph lived to the age of 110, a significant number in ancient Near Eastern culture, often symbolizing a full and blessed life. The Berean Standard Bible states: "Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived 110 years and saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children. Also, the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees" (Genesis 50:22-23). This passage highlights Joseph's long life and the blessing of seeing his descendants, a sign of God's favor and fulfillment of His promises.

Before his death, Joseph made his brothers swear an oath concerning his remains. He expressed his unwavering faith in God's promise to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and into the land He swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" (Genesis 50:24). Joseph's request to have his bones carried out of Egypt when God fulfilled this promise underscores his deep faith and connection to the covenantal promises given to his forefathers.

Joseph's death is marked by the embalming process, a practice common in Egypt, which reflects his high status and integration into Egyptian society. Genesis 50:26 records, "So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt." This act of embalming and placing in a coffin signifies both the respect he commanded in Egypt and the anticipation of the future exodus of the Israelites, as his bones were eventually carried out of Egypt during the Exodus, as recorded in Exodus 13:19.

Joseph's death marks the end of an era for the Israelites in Egypt, as he was a pivotal figure in their survival and prosperity during a time of famine. His life and death serve as a testament to God's providence and the unfolding of His redemptive plan for His people.

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Genesis 50:22-26
And Joseph dwelled in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.
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Types of the Death of Christ Isaac; Joseph; Jacob against Simeon ...
... Wherein Christ is shown to be the Son of God, Who created the world Chapter XVIII.
"Types of the Death of Christ Isaac; Joseph; Jacob Against Simeon and Levi ...
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About this Same Time, Judah, the Son of Jacob...
... About this same time, Judah, the son of Jacob, took in ... But Joseph, being kindly treated
by the royal governor who had obtained him for a sum of money, and ...
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Writing iii. But in Order that what I have Said May be Made ...
... And of these, the one Jacob having taken the wife of his brother Heli, who died
childless, begat by her the third, Joseph"his son by nature and ...
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How Joseph, the Youngest of Jacob's Sons, was Envied by his ...
... From The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt. ... The occasion was this:"When Jacob
had his son Joseph born to him by Rachel, his father loved him ...
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The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety.
... together, and said to them: My children and brethren, hearken to Joseph the beloved ...
not my family to the Ishmaelites, that I was the son of Jacob, a great ...
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Of the Loving Condolence by which the Complacency of Love is Still ...
... You see how Jacob, hearing the sad though false news of the death of his dear Joseph,
is afflicted ... is to say, to Limbo into Abraham's bosom, to my son. ...
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Concerning Our Lord's Genealogy and Concerning the Holy Mother of ...
... Then Heli of the tribe of Nathan died childless, and Jacob his brother, of the tribe
of Solomon, took ... Joseph, therefore, is by nature the son of Jacob ...
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A Calm Evening, Promising a Bright Morning
... likely to have spoken to Joseph about it before he went, than to have left the gun
loaded and bid them fire it after his death. Jacob knew his son better, and ...
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Elucidations.
... the surviving brother married his widow, who became the mother of Joseph by this
marriage; so that Joseph was reckoned the son of Jacob and the son ...
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The Removal of Joseph's Father with all his Family, to Him, on ...
... he was, God said, "No, sure; it is not just that thou, Jacob, shouldst be ... preserved
by my providence; and it was I who conducted Joseph, thy son, whom thou ...
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