"And afterª this,ª Abrahamª buriedª°¹ Sarahª his wifeª in¹ the caveª of the fieldª of Machpelahª beforeª¹ Mamre:ª the same¹ [is] Hebronª in the landª of Canaan.ª" {Gen 23:19} + "And his sonsª Isaacª and Ishmaelª buriedª° him in¹ the caveª of Machpelah,ª in¹ the fieldª of Ephronª the sonª of Zoharª the Hittite,ª which¹ [is] beforeª¹ Mamre;ª" {Gen 25:9} + "And he chargedª° them, and saidª° unto¹ them, I¹ am to be gatheredª° unto¹ my people:ª buryª° me with¹ my fathersª in¹ the caveª that¹ [is] in the fieldª of Ephronª the Hittite,ª ... The purchaseª of the fieldª and of the caveª that¹ [is] therein [was] from¹¹ the childrenª of Heth.ª" {Gen 49:29-32} + "My fatherª made me swear,ª° saying,ª° Lo,ª I¹ die:ª° in my graveª which¹ I have diggedª° for me in the landª of Canaan,ª there¹ shalt thou bury¹ me.²° Now¹ therefore let me go up,ª° I pray thee,¹ and buryª°¹ my father,ª and I will come again.ª° ... And Josephª returnedª° into Egypt,ª he,¹ and his brethren,ª and all¹ that went upª° with¹ him to buryª°¹ his father,ª afterª he had buriedª°¹ his father.ª" {Gen 50:5-14} + "And Josephª took an oathª° of¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Godª will surely²° visitª° you, and ye shall carry upª°¹ my bonesª from hence.ª¹" {Gen 50:25} + "Let thy servant,ª I pray thee,¹ turn back again,ª° that I may dieª° in mine own city,ª [and be buried] by¹ the graveª of my fatherª and of my mother.ª But behold¹ thy servantª Chimham;ª let him go overª° with¹ my lordª the king;ª and doª° to him¹ what¹ shall seem¹ goodª² unto thee." {2Sm 19:37} + "But camest back,ª° and hast eatenª° breadª and drunkª° waterª in the place,ª of the which¹ [the LORD] did sayª° to¹ thee, Eatª° no¹ bread,ª and drinkª° no¹ water;ª thy carcaseª shall not¹ comeª° unto¹ the sepulchreª of thy fathers.ª" {1Kg 13:22} + "And saidª° unto the king,ª Let the kingª liveª° for ever:ª why¹ should not¹ my countenanceª be sad,²°¹ when¹ the city,ª the placeª of my fathers'ª sepulchres,ª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are consumedª° with fire?ª" {Neh 2:3} + "And I saidª° unto the king,ª If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª and if¹ thy servantª have found favourª° in thy sight,ª that¹ thou wouldest sendª° me unto¹ Judah,ª unto¹ the cityª of my fathers'ª sepulchres,ª that I may buildª° it." {Neh 2:5} |
