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In 1981, Seev Jevin, the former director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, entered the passage after a group of Jewish settlers from Hebron had entered the chamber via the entrance near the mihrab and discovered the square stone in the round chamber that concealed the cave entrance. The reports state that after entering the first cave, which ...
Mamre has frequently been associated with the Cave of the Patriarchs. According to one scholar, there is considerable confusion in the Biblical narrative concerning not only Mamre, but also Machpelah, Hebron and Kiryat Arba, all four of which are aligned repeatedly. [13] In Genesis, Mamre is also identified with Hebron itself (Genesis 23:19, 25 ...
Rebecca was buried in the Cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan (Gen. 49:31). According to the Talmud, the Torah's explicit dating of the life of Ishmael helps to date various events in Jacob's life and, by implication, the age of Rebecca at her death.
A kiosk nearby tells of the African American families who traveled to the area to establish their homes in 1811, five years before Orange County was established and Indiana became a state.
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Ephron (sold Abraham the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre at Hebron) (the cave and the field and the trees) Abraham and Hagar Ishmael Nebaioth; Kedar; Adbeel; Mibsam; Mishma; Dumah; Massa; Hadad; Tema; Jetur; Naphish; Kedemah (Mahalath) (married Essau) Hamor the Hivite (Jacob buys a tract of land from his sons for 100 shekels of silver ...
Machpelah is a name given to numerous cemeteries in the United States. The Cave of the Patriarchs or the Cave of Machpelah (Hebrew: מערת המכפלה, Me'arat HaMachpela, Trans. "Doubled Cave") is a cave-within-a-cave located in Hebron that Biblical tradition ascribes the status of the burial tomb for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives.
He purchased the Cave of the Patriarchs (Me'arat HaMachpela) and the surrounding field from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham buried his wife Sarah there and was later buried there himself, followed by Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah. Isaac also established his residence in Hebron, hence the city is known as the "City of the Patriarchs."