Genesis 49:33
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Cross-reference
Genesis 49:29 records Jacob's command to be buried in the cave, which he immediately carries out by dying in verse 33.
Genesis 49:1 introduces the gathering of sons for Jacob's blessing, which culminates in his death here, forming a narrative frame.
Genesis 49:24-26 contains the blessing of Joseph, part of the final words Jacob speaks before his death in this verse.
Genesis 25:8 describes Abraham's death with the same phrase 'gathered to his people', echoing Jacob's death here.
Genesis 35:29 describes Isaac's death and burial by his sons, paralleling Jacob's death and the same 'gathered to his people' phrase.
Genesis 25:17 describes Ishmael's death using the same 'gathered to his people' expression, showing a common patriarchal death formula.
In Hebrews 11:13-16, the patriarchs dying in faith without receiving promises provides the theological context for Jacob's death.
In Numbers 20:24, the exact phrase 'gathered to his people' is used for Aaron, confirming the idiom of peaceful death.
In Deuteronomy 32:50, the same 'gathered to his people' phrase describes Moses' death, echoing Jacob's end.
In Judges 2:10, 'gathered to their fathers' repeats this idiom for the generation after Joshua.