Genesis 37:35
The Scripture
(35) And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Jacob’s twelve brothers, fearing that Joseph will be killed for his beauty, sell him into slavery to the Ishmaelite traders. They later attempt to kill him, but Joseph is rescued and taken to Egypt, where he is hidden. The chapter sets up the theme of family betrayal and the promise of a future leader.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 31:43Genesis 35:22Genesis 35:23Genesis 35:24Genesis 35:25Genesis 35:26II Samuel 12:17Job 2:11Psalms 77:2Jeremiah 31:15Genesis 42:31Genesis 44:29
Related verses (shared words)
John 11:31Genesis 27:46Genesis 31:43Jeremiah 29:6Ezekiel 16:55II Corinthians 1:4