Genesis 25:8

And decaying he died in a good old age, and having lived a long time, and being full of days: and was gathered to his people.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

In Context

7And the days of Abraham's life were a hundred and seventy-five years.

9And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre;

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Cross References

Genesis 15:15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.

Genesis 25:17And the years of Ismael's life were a hundred and thirty-seven, and decaying he died, and was gathered unto his people.

Genesis 35:28And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

Genesis 47:8And being asked by him: How many are the days of the years of thy life?

Genesis 49:33There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.

Numbers 20:24Let Aaron, saith he, go to his people: for he shall not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because he was incredulous to my words, at the waters of contradiction.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:2-11

Abraham's Death. ( b. c. 1822.) 1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave… Read the whole commentary →

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