Genesis 25:9 (WEB)
Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre,
Fathers and councils · 1
“And therefore to the righteous of ancient times the last offices were piously rendered, and sepulchres provided for them, and obsequies celebrated; and they themselves, while yet alive, gave commandment to their sons about the burial, and, on occasion, even about the removal of their bodies to some favorite place.” — editor's note: Gen. xxv. 9, xxxv. 29, etc.
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Cross-references · 9
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Cited together in The City of God I.13.
Cited together in The City of God I.13.
Cited together in The City of God I.13.
Cited together in The City of God I.13.
Cited together in The City of God I.13.
Cited together in The City of God I.13.