Genesis 50:3
“And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Forty days were fulfilled for him,.... Were spent in embalming him:
for so are fulfilled the days of those that are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 50:1-26
- The Burial of Jacob 10. אטד 'āṭâd Atad, “the buck-thorn.” 11. מצרים אבל 'ābêl-mı̂tsrayı̂m, Abel-Mitsraim,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Forty days - The body it appears required this number of days to complete the process of embalming; afterwards it lay in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 50:1-6
Joseph is here paying his last respects to his deceased father. 1. With tears and kisses, and all the tender expressions…
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