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The days of Abraham’s life were 175 years.

Then Abraham’s spirit was released, and he died at a good (ample, full) old age, an old man, satisfied and satiated, and [a]was gathered to his people.(A)

And his sons [b]Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is east of Mamre,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 25:8 This often repeated expression forms a remarkable testimony to the Old Testament belief in a life beyond the grave and to our recognition and fellowship with our loved ones there.
  2. Genesis 25:9 Isaac was seventy-five and Ishmael nearly ninety years of age when their father died. Jacob and Esau were fifteen, and may have been present.

Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years.(A) Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age,(B) an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.(C) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him(D) in the cave of Machpelah(E) near Mamre,(F) in the field of Ephron(G) son of Zohar the Hittite,(H)

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