100. Large Funerals

By: James M. Freeman

Genesis 50:9

Genesis 50:9⁹And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. (Genesis 50:9) There went up with him... a very great company.

This not only shows the high esteem in which Joseph was held, but it also furnishes an illustration of the Egyptian fashion of large and stately funeral processions. The custom existed in every province in Egypt, and in every age of its history.

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Manners and Customs of the Bible

• 90. The Divining Cup

• 91. Loud Weeping

• 92. Egyptian Wagons

• 93. Gifts of Raiment

• 94. Eyes Closed

• 95. Hatred of Shepherds

• 96. Token of Triumph

• 97. Milk Highly Esteemed

• 98. Embalming Mourning

• 99. Why Joseph Could Not See the King

• 100. Large Funerals

• 101. Threshing Floors

• 102. Egyptian Coffins

• 103. Ark Use of Bitumen

• 104. Bathing in the Nile

• 105. An Exceptional Marriage Custom

• 106. Varied Pasture Grounds

• 107. Shoes Removed

• 108. Jewelry at Religious Feasts

• 109. Egyptian Bricks

• 110. Hard Labor a Punishment

• 111. Irrigation

• 112. Receptacles for Nile Water

• 113. Reverence for Rivers Abhorrence of Blood

• 114. Nile Water

• 115. Ashes Used in Cursing

• 116. The Outstretched Hand

• 117. Shoes Within Doors

• 118. Dough Kneading Troughs

• 119. Egyptian Chariots