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MACHPELAH |
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A9BE970BDFC77946A230387A093766BB5316 |
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Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- Place name meaning, double or portion. Burial place located near Hebron for Sarah (Gen 23:19), Abraham (Gen 25:9), Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Leah, and probably other members of the family. After Sarah’s death Abraham purchased the field of Machpelah and its cave as a sepulcher. The owner, Ephron the Hittite, offered it to Abraham for free, but the patriarch refused the gift and paid the fair price of 400 shekels of silver. Such conversation was typical of negotiations to purchase land in that day. Both Ephron and Abraham expected a purchase to be made. The cave became the burial place for each of the succeeding generations. Jacob requested burial there before he died in Egypt, and was returned there by his sons (Gen 49:29; 50:13).
machpelah (6)
Gen 23:9, Gen 23:17, Gen 23:19, Gen 25:9, Gen 49:30, Gen 50:13
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| Person ID |
I3960 |
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24 Dec 2007 |
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