Describing what happened when the patriarch Jacob heard that his son Joseph had been killed, the Bible says: “Jacob ripped his mantles apart and put sackcloth upon his hips and carried on mourning over his son for many days.
Ketika melukiskan apa yang terjadi sewaktu patriark Yakub mendengar bahwa putranya Yusuf telah tewas, Alkitab berkata, ” Yakub mengoyak mantelnya lalu mengenakan kain goni di pinggangnya dan berkabung atas putranya selama berhari - hari.