Abraham’s Death

This is the length of Abraham’s life:[a] 175 years. He took his last breath and died at a good old age,(A) old and contented,[b] and he was gathered to his people.(B) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah(C) near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hethite. 10 This was the field that Abraham bought from the Hethites.(D) Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.(E)

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Notas al pie

  1. 25:7 Lit And these are the days of the years of the life of Abraham that he lived
  2. 25:8 Sam, LXX, Syr read full of days

The Death of Abraham

This is the length of Abraham’s life, one hundred seventy-five years. Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, old and full of years, and was gathered to his people.(A) His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, 10 the field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.(B) 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac settled at Beer-lahai-roi.(C)

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