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Genesis 49

Genesis 49:32

The Death of Jacob · Genesis 49:29–33
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Translations

Modern
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
Traditional
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
Literal
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the sons of Heth.”
Latin
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Hebrew
English
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”

Notes

Genesis 49:29–33

Bury me with my fathers: This grave in the land of Canaan represented hope for the future (compare 47:29–30). Others buried at the cave of Machpelah near Hebron were:

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Blessing Death Symbolic Numbers

People

Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites

Glossary

Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Hebron (Place) Hittites Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

Topics

Cave: Burial Place Children: Male: Received the Blessing of Their Father Before his Death Death: Scenes of Death of Jacob Heth: Son of Canaan, and Ancestor of the Hittites Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Blessing and Cursing Their Children