Place
Machpelah
patriarchal burial cave
Burial cave bought by Abraham for Sarah.
6 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Field and cave east of at that buys from Ephron the for four hundred shekels of silver as a burial place for . Abraham himself, , , , and are afterward buried there, making it the patriarchal tomb of Israel's founding family. The careful negotiation in Genesis 23 marks the first piece of legally owned by Abraham's line.
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Modern location: Cave of the Patriarchs. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.
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