Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the 1979 reprint
- Note on transliteration
- Note on bibliographical references
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION: THE BACKGROUND OF THE TARGUMS
- PS. JONATHAN ON SELECTED CHAPTERS OF GENESIS
- GENESIS I
- GENESIS II
- GENESIS III
- GENESIS IV
- GENESIS V
- GENESIS VI
- GENESIS VII
- GENESIS VIII
- GENESIS IX
- GENESIS X. 8–14
- GENESIS XI. 1–9, 27–8
- GENESIS XIII. 10–13
- GENESIS XIV. 13–15, 18–20
- GENESIS XV. 1–6
- GENESIS XVI. 1–6
- GENESIS XVIII. 1–25
- GENESIS XIX. 24
- GENESIS XX. 13
- GENESIS XXI. 1–2
- GENESIS XXI. 33
- GENESIS XXII
- GENESIS XXVI. 5
- GENESIS XXXVII
- GENESIS XXXIX
- GENESIS XL
- GENESIS XLI
- GENESIS XLII
- GENESIS XLIII
- GENESIS XLIV
- GENESIS XLV
- GENESIS XLVI
- GENESIS XLVII
- GENESIS XLVIII
- GENESIS XLIX
- GENESIS L
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Indexes
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the 1979 reprint
- Note on transliteration
- Note on bibliographical references
- List of abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION: THE BACKGROUND OF THE TARGUMS
- PS. JONATHAN ON SELECTED CHAPTERS OF GENESIS
- GENESIS I
- GENESIS II
- GENESIS III
- GENESIS IV
- GENESIS V
- GENESIS VI
- GENESIS VII
- GENESIS VIII
- GENESIS IX
- GENESIS X. 8–14
- GENESIS XI. 1–9, 27–8
- GENESIS XIII. 10–13
- GENESIS XIV. 13–15, 18–20
- GENESIS XV. 1–6
- GENESIS XVI. 1–6
- GENESIS XVIII. 1–25
- GENESIS XIX. 24
- GENESIS XX. 13
- GENESIS XXI. 1–2
- GENESIS XXI. 33
- GENESIS XXII
- GENESIS XXVI. 5
- GENESIS XXXVII
- GENESIS XXXIX
- GENESIS XL
- GENESIS XLI
- GENESIS XLII
- GENESIS XLIII
- GENESIS XLIV
- GENESIS XLV
- GENESIS XLVI
- GENESIS XLVII
- GENESIS XLVIII
- GENESIS XLIX
- GENESIS L
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Indexes
Summary
And Joseph laid his father on a bed of ivory covered with fine gold, set with fine stones, and tied with linen cords. There they sprinkled mulled wines and there burned precious spices. There stood the mighty men from the house of Esau and the mighty men from the house of Israel. There stood the lion of Judah, the mighty one of his brethren. He answered and said to his brothers, ‘Come and let us establish over our father a high cedar whose top will reach to the summit of heaven, with its branches overshadowing all the inhabitants of the earth, and its roots descending into the depths of the earth. From him have arisen twelve tribes; from him are going to arise kings and rulers and priests in their divisions to offer offerings; from him also the Levites in their appointments for singing.’ Then, behold, Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
And forty days from the embalming were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days, saying, ‘Come, let us weep for Jacob the faithful, for because of his merit famine was turned away from the land of Egypt’.
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- The Targums and Rabbinic LiteratureAn Introduction to Jewish Interpretations of Scripture, pp. 293 - 298Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1969