Discovery BoxGenesis 25:7-8 
Context25:7 Abraham lived a total of 1 175 years. 25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. 2 He joined his ancestors. 3
Genesis 25:17
Context25:17 Ishmael lived a total of 4 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. 5
1 tn Heb “and these are the days of the years of the lifetime of Abraham that he lived.” The normal genealogical formula is expanded here due to the importance of the life of Abraham.
2 tn Heb “old and full.”
3 tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.
4 tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”
5 tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.
