Machpelah
the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Genesis 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13.
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The sepulchre of Machpelah was the sole possession in the land of his adoption which he could bequeath to his descendants.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe sanctuary of the Holy Land derived its sacredness, as well as the charter of its inheritance, from the cave of Machpelah.
Roman Mosaics | Hugh MacmillanThis well is like the Cave of Machpelah,—accepted by all as authentic beyond question.
Letters from the Holy Land | Elizabeth ButlerIntreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, in the end his field.
The Life and Death of Mr Badman | John BunyanThe most conspicuous building is the Haram built over the supposed site of the cave of Machpelah.
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