...which he entertained towards the twelve Patriarchs respectively, as they stood around him, before lie gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. At a much later period, when the thoughtless and ungodly youth of Bethel mocked Elisha, and the prophet...

...somewhat surprising that he should have been'able to speak so many and so excellent things, and finhe gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and ' was gathered unto hia people. i ver. 29. ish them almost in the moment of his death. But he was no doubt supernaturally...

...eunt a Chitthseis. Ver. 33. Au. Ver. — 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. Bp. Patrick. — He gathered vp lia feet into the bed."] The Hebrews think that out of reverence to...

...gathered to his people." His end was peace. " When Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people." His end was peace. Lazarus of old experienced his full measure of sorrow. Disease assailed him —...

...some have endeavoured to trace this posture back to the patriarchal ages, as we read in Genesis, "that Jacob gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost." For my own part, I can see here no analogy whatever, for Jacob was afterwards embalmed "according to...

...deserving of commendation and I'steem. " And when Jacob had made an end of commanding tis sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. And Joseph fell "pon his father's face, and wept upon hire, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his...

...hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered to his people. And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. And he commanded...

...which was purchased from the children of Heth." And when Jacob made an end of charging his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. XXV THE DEATH OF JOSEPH (Genesis 1: 1-26) And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him...

...sons to receive his dying blessing. " When Jacob," after " he had made an end of commanding his sons, gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people," Joseph once more "fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him." Nor even then did...

...different are commonly found to be alike. And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed and yielded up the ghost. — Genesis, xlix. 33. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad...