¹⁹ Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah^(A) near Mamre (which is at Hebron^(B)) in the land of Canaan.^(C)

³ A man may have a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy his prosperity and does not receive proper burial, I say that a stillborn^(A) child is better off than he.^(B)

²⁵ And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath^(A) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones^(B) up from this place.”^(C)

¹³ They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah,^(A) near Mamre,^(B) which Abraham had bought along with the field^(C) as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.^(D)

The Death of Jacob

²⁹ Then he gave them these instructions:^(A) “I am about to be gathered to my people.^(B) Bury me with my fathers^(C) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,^{(D) 30} the cave in the field of Machpelah,^(E) near Mamre^(F) in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field^(G) as a burial place^(H) from Ephron the Hittite. ³¹ There Abraham^(I) and his wife Sarah^(J) were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah^(K) were buried, and there I buried Leah.^{(L) 32} The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.^[a](M)”

³⁰ but when I rest with my fathers,^(A) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”^(B)

“I will do as you say,” he said.