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Genesis 25:8-10
New English Translation
Genesis 25:8-10
New English Translation
8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life.[a] He joined his ancestors.[b] 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah[c] near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hittite.[d] 10 This was the field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth.[e] There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
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- Genesis 25:8 tn Heb “old and full.”
- Genesis 25:8 tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.
- Genesis 25:9 sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18).
- Genesis 25:9 tn The Hebrew term “Hittite” derives from the name Heth; see the note at Gen 23:3.
- Genesis 25:10 tn See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.
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