Genesis 48:21

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

Cross-references

Genesis 12:5 Historical context

Genesis 12:5 records Abraham's original journey to Canaan, the very land Jacob promises Joseph will return to — showing the continuity of the promise.

Genesis 15:14 records God's promise to Abraham that his descendants will leave Egypt with possessions—the same promise Jacob now reiterates to Joseph.

In Genesis 26:3, God promises Isaac the same thing: 'I will be with you and will give you these lands' — directly parallel to Jacob's words to Joseph.

Genesis 28:15 contains God's promise to Jacob: 'I will bring you back to this land.' Here Jacob repeats that very promise to Joseph, showing its fulfillment.

Genesis 46:4 records God's pledge to Jacob: 'I will bring you up again.' In this verse, Jacob passes that same promise on to Joseph.

In Genesis 50:24, Joseph repeats Jacob's dying words here about God bringing them back to the promised land.

Genesis 50:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 50:5 shows Joseph fulfilling Jacob's burial request, literally carrying Jacob's body back to Canaan — the land promised here.

Genesis 50:6 Historical context

In Genesis 50:6, Pharaoh permits Joseph to go bury Jacob in Canaan — the immediate execution of the return promised by Jacob.

Genesis 37:1 Historical context

Genesis 37:1 states Jacob lived in Canaan, the land he now promises Joseph will return to — contextual background for the promise.

In Joshua 23:14, Joshua echoes Jacob's deathbed words, declaring that all God's promises have been fulfilled — the return to the land is complete.

Exodus 13:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 13:19 records Joseph's bones taken from Egypt, fulfilling Joseph's own oath — but also the broader promise of return to the land Jacob spoke of.

Hebrews 11:13 confirms that the patriarchs died in faith without receiving the promises — Jacob's words here exemplify that faith.

Joshua 24:1–33 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 24:1-33 recounts the entire history from Abraham to the conquest, showing the fulfillment of Jacob's promise that God would bring Israel back to Canaan.

Deuteronomy 31:3 promises God will go before Israel into the land — a later reaffirmation of Jacob's assurance to Joseph.