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Yehoshua Chapter 24: Joseph's Final Resting Place
The last chapter of Joshua contains Joshua’s review of the Israelites from Abraham until that point. At the end of the chapter, Joshua and Elazar pass away. In between, the Navi mentions that they buried Joseph’s sarcophagus in Shchem. “And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem…”
וְאֶת־עַצְמוֹת יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם קָבְרוּ בִשְׁכֶם
(Joshua 24:32). This presents an obvious question- why is Joseph’s burial mentioned now at the end of Joshua’s life? Back at the end of Genesis, Joseph makes his brothers swear to bury…
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