17 So Ephron’s field(A) at Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field—became 18 Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham(B) as a burial place.

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah(A) near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. 10 This was the field that Abraham bought from the Hittites.(B) Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

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29 He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people,(A) old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

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Jacob’s Burial Instructions

29 Then he commanded them: “I am about to be gathered to my people.(A) Bury me with my fathers(B) in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.(C) 30 The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.(D) 31 Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there,(E) Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there,(F) and I buried Leah there.(G) 32 The field and the cave in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

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my father made me take an oath,(A) saying, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.’(B) Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.”

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13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.(A)

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15 and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,(A) 16 were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.(B)

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