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Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915. Metropolitan Museum of Art

License: CC0 1.0

Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Comments: Coffin of Khnumnakht. ca. 1850–1750 B.C. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13.

 

Credit: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China

License: CC0 1.0

Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Comments: Ancient Egypt Painted Wood Coffin. Ancient Egypt Gallery, Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com. louvre.fr E 3872

 

From Easton: Coffin - used in Genesis 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word is rendered "chest" in 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 12:10.

Verses:

  • Genesis 50:26
  • Luke 7:14
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​c/coffin.html. 2024.
 
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