And, what is more, with (the casket of) Jacob there went up

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 1:13

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 11, 2025

And, what is more, with (the casket of) Jacob there went up the servants of Pharaoh and the elders of his household, while with Joseph there went up the ark and the Shechinah and the Cohanim and the Levites and all of Israel and the seven clouds of glory. And, what is more, the casket of Joseph went alongside the ark of "the Life of the Worlds" (i.e., the Ten Commandments), and when the passersby asked: What are these two arks? they were told: This is the ark of a dead man and the other is the ark of "the Life of the Worlds." And when they asked: How is it that the ark of a dead man goes alongside the ark of "the Life of the Worlds"? they were told: He who lies in this ark fulfills what is written in what lies in the other ark.

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