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Genesis 50:2

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Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.
The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Genesis 50:2 mentions Abel-mizraim, Atad, Canaan, Egypt, Goshen, Jordan, Machpelah and Mamre.

Abel-mizraim · Davide Mauro
Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Goshen · Didia

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