As Jacob approaches death, he asks Joseph to make him a promise: don't bury me in Egypt. Bring me back to Canaan, to the land of my fathers, to the cave where Abraham and Isaac are buried.
Even after seventeen years in Egypt, Jacob wants to be buried in Canaan. His final request is about place, about continuity, about belonging to the covenant land.
My grandfather asked something similar - to be buried in Nigeria, the place he left. Not because he regretted coming here, but because it mattered where his bones rested. The specific place carried meaning.
Joseph promises to do it. The son honors the father's last wish. That honoring - that's the beginning of covenant being passed to the next generation.
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