Question: What was done to Joseph’s body when he died?
Answer: He was embalmed and placed in a coffin. (Genesis 50:26)
Comments: Though the Hebrew (’arown) is used over 200 times in the Old Testament, this is the only time the word is translated “coffin.” It is most often rendered “ark.”
Joseph’s embalming and burial are indicative of an Egyptian burial. His age of death, 110, is also Egyptian, as this was considered the perfect age for an Egyptian to die.
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