Jacob is dying in Egypt and wants to be buried in Israel in his family plot. We should honor the dead and pray for them, their souls and a safe, rewarding journey for them in the afterlife. Taking care of the family plot and the local cemetery is one of the duties undertaken by the living to honor the departed.
Chapter 49, Verse 33: When Jacob had finished giving these instructions to his sons, he drew his feet into his bed, breathed his last, and was taken to his kindred.
Here is another famous phrase: he breathed his last, as we all shall perish too.
Like him may your family gather round when you expire, and may waiting angels escort you to your kindred in heaven.
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