| Machpe'lah. (double, or a portion). Both a field and a cave which Abraham bought of the children of Heth for a burying place. It was near Hebron; Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Leah were buried there. Gen 23:9; Gen 23:17; Gen 23:19; Gen 25:9; Gen 49:30-31; Gen 50:13. The manner in which the purchase was accomplished is exactly the way bargains are to this day arranged in the East by the Bedouins. See HEBRON. Smith's Bible Dictionary or |
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