Genesis 23:19

23:19 After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 25:9

25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah ¹  near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hethite.

Genesis 35:8

35:8 (Deborah, ²  Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named ³  Oak of Weeping.) ⁴ 

Genesis 35:29

35:29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. ⁵  He died an old man who had lived a full life. ⁶  His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 50:14

50:14 After he buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, along with his brothers and all who had accompanied him to bury his father.

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¹ sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18).

² sn Deborah. This woman had been Rebekah’s nurse, but later attached herself to Jacob. She must have been about one hundred and eighty years old when she died.

³ tn “and he called its name.” There is no expressed subject, so the verb can be translated as passive.

⁴ tn Or “Allon Bacuth,” if one transliterates the Hebrew name (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). An oak tree was revered in the ancient world and often designated as a shrine or landmark. This one was named for the weeping (mourning) occasioned by the death of Deborah.

⁵ tn Heb “and Isaac expired and died and he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

⁶ tn Heb “old and full of years.”