Genesis 50:7 Commentary and Bible Study

This would be quite a funeral, the elders of his house and all the elders of the land of Egypt, plus all the household of Joseph and of all his brothers and his father's house servants and so on. Only the little ones and presumably their mothers and their flocks and herds they left in the land of Goshen. With them went a considerable company – probably hundreds – ‘both chariots and horsemen’ – the word translates a general term for conveyance which would include carriages and wagons carrying supplies for such a large party over such a great distance. It was a very great company, and it would have made a tremendous impact, but the journey is passed over in the narrative – the record of Moses is not interested in theatre.