Arrow Class – Genesis 47:29-30

Arrow Class – Genesis 47:29-30

Before Jacob died he asked Joseph to promise him that he would bury him in Hebron! He wanted to be buried with Abraham and Sarah, Issac and Rebekah and Leah! He wanted to be buried with his family! Today let’s read Genesis 47:29-30 and Genesis 23:19-20 to find out who was buried there first and who bought the burial sight. Sarah was buried their first and Abraham bought the site!

When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.” “ I will do as you say,” he said
Genesis 47:29-30

Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan. So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
Genesis 23:19-20

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