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Genesis 49:29
Then he gave them these instructions:“ I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, (niv)
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Genesis 25:8
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. (niv)
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Hebrews 11:22
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. (niv)
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Isaiah 57:1-2
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. (niv)
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Acts 7:15
Then Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our ancestors died. (niv)
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Genesis 25:17
Ishmael lived a hundred and thirty- seven years. He breathed his last and died, and he was gathered to his people. (niv)
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Genesis 35:29
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. (niv)
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Job 14:10
But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more. (niv)
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Job 30:23
I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. (niv)
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Hebrews 12:23
to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, (niv)
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Hebrews 11:13-16
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own.If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.Instead, they were longing for a better country— a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. (niv)
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Genesis 15:5
He took him outside and said,“ Look up at the sky and count the stars— if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him,“ So shall your offspring be.” (niv)
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Genesis 49:24-26
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers. (niv)
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Job 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like sheaves gathered in season. (niv)
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Luke 2:29
“ Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. (niv)
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Joshua 24:27-29
“ See!” he said to all the people.“ This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of a hundred and ten. (niv)
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Genesis 49:1
Then Jacob called for his sons and said:“ Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come. (niv)