Jos 24:32 | TNotes | STEP | 24:32 Israel had carried the bones of Joseph out of Egypt , through the years of their journeys, and into Canaan to honor Joseph’s last request to be buried in the land God had promised Israel (Gen 50:25 ; Exod 13:19 ). • Shechem was part of the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants, at the border between Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob had purchased the land centuries before for 100 pieces of silver.

bGen 50:25►

cExod 13:19►

‏ Joshua 24:32

24:32 ^a Israel had carried the bones of Joseph out of Egypt, through the years of their journeys, and into Canaan to honor Joseph’s last request to be buried in the land God had promised Israel (Gen 50:25 ^b; Exod 13:19 ^c).

• Shechem was part of the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants, at the border between Ephraim and Manasseh. Jacob had purchased the land centuries before for 100 pieces of silver.