²⁵ And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath^(A) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones^(B) up from this place.”^(C)

³² And Joseph’s bones,^(A) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,^(B) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land^(C) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver^[a] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants.

¹⁶ Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.^(A)

²² By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.^(A)