“His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.”
Genesis 25:9
BSBGo deeper on this verse (3)
- Abraham Dies at 'a Ripe Old Age,' Just as God Told Him (Genesis 25:1–11)
- 'Gathered to His People' Came Before the Burial (Genesis 25:1–11)
Connection with Isaac's burial
Isaac and Ishmael had been sent apart, yet they came back to one tomb to bury their father. Burying a father was the sons' shared duty, and Genesis records who stood at the grave. It does so again when Esau and Jacob bury Isaac (Genesis 35:29).
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