Joshua 24:32 (WEB)
They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
Fathers and councils · 2
- Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“Or who doubts that Shechem was given as a portion to Joseph? or that Jerusalem is the metropolis of Judea, on which the temple of God was built by Solomon?—and countless other statements.” — editor's note: Cf. Gen. xlviii. 22 and Josh. xxiv. 32.
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“…Abraham was buried in the double cave at Hebron, as also Isaac and Jacob, and the wives of each of them; and that Shechem was given as a portion to Joseph; and that Jerusalem is the metropolis of Judea, in which the temple of God was built by Solomon; and innumerable other statements.” — editor's note: Cf. Gen. xlviii. 22 and Josh. xxiv. 32.
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