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Jacob's Death

29-31 (A) Jacob told his sons:

Soon I will die, and I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought this cave as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, and it is near the town of Mamre in Canaan. Abraham and Sarah are buried there, and so are Isaac and Rebekah. I buried Leah there too. 32 Both the cave and the land that goes with it were bought from the Hittites.

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30 the cave in the field of Machpelah,(A) near Mamre(B) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field(C) as a burial place(D) from Ephron the Hittite. 31 There Abraham(E) and his wife Sarah(F) were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah(G) were buried, and there I buried Leah.(H) 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.[a](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:32 Or the descendants of Heth