The Genesis Project
Genesis 15

Even in Death

76 words · January 25, 2025

As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
Genesis 15:15 (NASB)

The English renders the Hebrew word “bo” here as “go,” and it makes the place of the dead seem far away, like a distant place to arrive after a long journey through life.

But the rabbis say this word more often means “come.” As in, even in death there is nearness to God.

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