Genesis 48:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Behold, I die, i.e. I am about to die; the present time for that which will shortly and certainly be, as Genesis 19:13, Genesis 20:3 1 Thessalonians 14:2. The land of your fathers, i.e. Canaan; their land,

1. By habitation, as Nazareth is called Christ's country because he dwelt in it.

2. By the donation of God, who had promised, and would in his time give the actual possession of it to them, i.e. to their seed.

Genesis 48:21

21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.