Genesis 49:33-50:3 - When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his last and was gathered to his people.
Joseph threw himself upon his father and wept over him and kissed him. Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
I wonder what the Egyptians did for 70 days to show they were mourning for Israel. Was it something similar to flying the flag at half staff? Was it something they wore, like a black armband?
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