Genesis 47:27-29

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁷ So Israel dwelt in Egypt, that is, in the land of Gessen, and possessed it: and grew, and was multiplied exceedingly.

²⁸ And he lived in it seventeen years: and all the days of his life came to a hundred and forty-seven years.

²⁹ And when he saw that the day of his death drew nigh, he called his son Joseph, and said to him: If I have found favour in thy sight, put thy hand under my thigh; and thou shalt shew me this kindness and truth, not to bury me in Egypt: