Genesis 25:9

Abraham’s Death and Burial

7 This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years.

8 Then Abraham breathed his last and ^adied in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and ^bwas gathered to his people.

9 And ^ahis sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of ^bMachpelah, which is before Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite,

10 ^athe field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. ^bThere Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.

11 And it came to pass, after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac dwelt at ^aBeer Lahai Roi.

The Families of Ishmael and Isaac

12 Now this is the ^agenealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

13 And ^athese were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him - Though Ishmael and his mother had been expelled from Abraham' s family on the account of Isaac, yet, as he was under the same obligation to a most loving affectionate father as his brother Isaac, if any personal feuds remained, they agreed to bury them on this occasion, that both might dutifully join in doing the last offices to a parent who was an honor to them and to human nature: and, considering the rejection of Ishmael from the inheritance, this transaction shows his character in an amiable point of view; for though he was a wild man, (see Genesis 16:12), yet this appellation appears to be more characteristic of his habits of life than of his disposition.

For the character of Abraham see the conclusion of this chapter, Genesis 25:34 (note).

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