...Physicians to embalm his father—and the Physicians embalmed Israel —and forty days were fulfilled to him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed, and the Egyptians mourned threescore and ten days." I conclude, therefore, from this, that in these very ancient times it was...

...I detect, would never have been discoverable. But in those verses I am told that " Joseph commanded the Physicians to embalm his father — and the Physicians...embalmed Israel — and forty days were fulfilled to him ; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed, and the Egyptians mourned threescore...

...of Ja rone by cob: (( from physicians to embalm his father : and (be physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him , for so are fulfilled the days of those which arc embalmed ; and the Egyptians irtourne*! for him threescore Aid ten days. 4 1, And when the days...

...unto his people. And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. And Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to emb.alm...his father ; and the physicians embalmed Israel. And the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. And Joseph went up to bury his father : and...

...CHAPTER L. 1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed...

...he appears to have bad no demand.f In the account of the embalming of Jacob, it is stated, that "' forty days were fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled...Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days." (Gen. 1. 3.) Now we learn from_ the Greek historians, Herodotus, (1. ii. cap. 85, 86,) and Diodorus...

...he appears to have had no demand. f In the account of the embalming of Jacob, it is stated, that " forty days were fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled...which are embalmed : and the Egyptians mourned for .,im threescore and ten days." (Gen. 1. 3.) Now we learn from. the Greek historians, Herodotus, (1....

...commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father : and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 he words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach...God. 18 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have l inouriied for him threescore and ten days. 4 f And when the days of his mourning, were past, Joseph...

...having no reference whatever to the one in question. In Gen. 1. 2, 3, we are told that "Joseph commanded the physicians to embalm his father. ..and the physicians embalmed Israel. ..and forty days were fulfilled to him ; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed, and the Egyptians mourned threescore...

...prescribed for the process of embalming ; but how are we to explain the preceding verses ? "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father, and the physicians embalmed Israel. before introduced, which brings with it all the bowels and intestines ; the nitre eats away the flesh,...