And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Abraham's sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him together in the cave of Machpelah, in the field that belonged to Ephron (son of Zohar the Hittite), which was near Mamre.
This verse shows Abraham's two sons, Isaac and Ishmael, coming together to honor their father by burying him in the family burial place he had purchased years earlier.
📚 Historical Context
This burial took place around 2000 BC in what is now the West Bank near Hebron. The cave of Machpelah was the first piece of land Abraham purchased in the Promised Land, specifically as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Genesis 23). It's significant that both Isaac (son of Sarah) and Ishmael (son of Hagar) participated together, despite their complicated family history.
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