Machpelah
Ancient site, identified with Cave of the Patriarchs.
Placesettlement6 verses
Where was it?
One proposed modern location, with the scholarly support recorded for it.
- Cave of the Patriarchs1,000
Names
- Machpelah — מַכְפֵּלָה makhəpelah “double cave” (H4375) · τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ διπλοῦν tò spḗlaion tò diplou͂n “the cave double” (G1362) — Genesis 23:9
References
Topical references
- The burying place of Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob — Genesis 23:9; Genesis 23:17; Genesis 25:9; Genesis 49:30; Genesis 49:31; Genesis 50:13; Acts 7:16
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.