The cave of machpelah is the worlds most ancient jewish site and the second holiest place for the jewish people, after temple mount in jerusalem. Please cease use of this website if it is illegal for you to view such content. Secrets of the tomb of the patriarchs in hebron youtube. Visitors can see the cenotaphs of abraham, isaac, jacob, rebecca, leah, and sarah. Genesis 23 tells how abraham, then living nearby at mamre, bought the land containing the cave of machpelah to use as a burial place. Download pastor scotts understand the bible app for iphone, ipad and ipod at the apple app store. It was the patriarch abraham who bought the property when his wife sarah died, around 2000 years before christ was born. Abraham, isaac, jacob, sarah, rebecca, and leah are all later buried in the same cave of machpelah. The torah details the first plot of land abraham purchases in the land of israel, which was the cave of machpelah area in chevron.
View more articles from the old and new testament student. Tomb of sarah inside al haram al ibrahimi al shareef, al khalil hebron, palestine. A padlocked trap door covers a shaft that descends to the cave of machpelah below where the patriarchs lay. Boards and posts are usercreated and do not represent the opinions of the administration.
Also the site of the first real estate transaction by a jewish person, when abraham purchased the. Because the cave remains inaccessible, cenotaphs stand to commemorate the patriarchs buried below. Cave drawings, altars, and even destroyed columns can still be found in mount sinai. Exodus of moses at red sea the real mount sinai part. The cave and the adjoining field were purchasedat full market priceby abraham some 3700 years ago. The cave of machpelah is an article from the old and new testament student, volume 11. He paid ephron the hittite the full market price 400 shekels of silver. Hebronthe cave of machpelah stands as a testimony of. Discover fascinating facts about this cave and its amazing background story. Tomb of the patriarchs and matriarchs maarat hamachpelah. Hebron and the cave of the patriarchs or machpelah s10ep7. Some boards on 4chan8chan might have content of an adult or offensive nature. Join jeff and tour guide isaac karasenti as they visit hebron, site of the cave of the patriarchs.
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