Genesis 25:8

and Abraham expires, and dies in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered to his people.

Literal Standard Version

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 these [are] the days of the years of the life of Abraham, which he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years;

9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael bury him at the cave of Machpelah, at the field of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre—

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Cross References

Genesis 15:15and you come to your fathers in peace; you are buried in a good old age;

Genesis 25:17And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, one hundred and thirty-seven years; and he expires, and dies, and is gathered to his people;

Genesis 35:28And the days of Isaac are one hundred and eighty years,

Genesis 47:8And Pharaoh says to Jacob, “How many [are] the days of the years of your life?”

Genesis 49:33And Jacob finishes commanding his sons, and gathers up his feet to the bed, and expires, and is gathered to his people.

Numbers 20:24“Aaron is gathered to his people, for he does not go into the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because that you provoked My mouth at the waters of Meribah.

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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