Genesis 50 in the early church
33 passages quote, allude to, or echo Genesis 50, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 13 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 24 · 25 · 26
Genesis 50:1
Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:1 | Homilies 17.1 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Gen 50:1 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 9.4.12 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 50:1 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.6 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Gen 50:1 | Letters 13.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Gen 50:1–26 | Genesis, lines 1473–1498 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Genesis 50:7
Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:7 | Against Celsus 4.47 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Gen 50:7 | Letter 39.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Genesis 50:8
along with all of Joseph’s household, and his brothers, and his father’s household. Only their children and flocks and herds were left in Goshen.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:8 | Letter 39.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Genesis 50:9
Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:9 | Letter 39.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Genesis 50:10
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:10 | Letter 39.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Gen 50:10 | Sermon 361.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, low confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Genesis 50:13
They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:13 | Homilies on Joshua 18.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Gen 50:13 | Letter 109.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Gen 50:13 | Sermon 172.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Genesis 50:19
But Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:19 | The Conferences 13.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Genesis 50:20
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:20 | Fragments on Genesis, column 139 · Origen | echo, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Gen 50:20 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 8.4.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | echo, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 50:20 | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.51.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Gen 50:20 | The Conferences 13.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Gen 50:20 | Chapter 8 · Prosper of Aquitaine | allusion, high confidence | ca. 432-433 |
Genesis 50:21
Therefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:21 | Homilies 8.8 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Gen 50:21 | Homilies on Matthew 61.5 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
Genesis 50:22
Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:22–23 | City of God 16.40 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 50:24
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:24–25 | City of God 1.13 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
Genesis 50:25
And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:25 | Question 25, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Gen 50:25 | Ancoratus 94.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Gen 50:25 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 9.3.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Gen 50:25 | Exodus, lines 396–419 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, medium confidence | early 5th cent. |
| Gen 50:25 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 27 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Gen 50:25 | On Care for the Dead 5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 421–422 |
Genesis 50:26
So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 50:26 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.21.19 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Gen 50:26 | Book of Rules 5 · Tyconius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Gen 50:26 | City of God 18.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |