Buried in the Promised Land(A)

29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(B) at the age of a hundred and ten.(C) 30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah[a](D) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.(E)

31 Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders(F) who outlived him and who had experienced everything the Lord had done for Israel.

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

33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(J) died and was buried at Gibeah,(K) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(L) in the hill country(M) of Ephraim.

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Notas al pie

  1. Joshua 24:30 Also known as Timnath Heres (see Judges 2:9)
  2. Joshua 24:32 Hebrew hundred kesitahs; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

Leaders Buried in the Promised Land

29 After this, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. 30 They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

31 The people of Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him—those who had personally experienced all that the Lord had done for Israel.

32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the plot of land Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver.[a] This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph.

33 Eleazar son of Aaron also died. He was buried in the hill country of Ephraim, in the town of Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas.

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Notas al pie

  1. 24:32 Hebrew 100 kesitahs; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.