Sunday, January 07, 2007
Daily Readings for January 7, 2007
Isaac marries Rebekah c. 2026 BC
Jacob is born c. 2006 BC
Abraham dies and is buried in Hebron c. 1991 BC
It was a tradition to be buried in the land of your ancestors. However, Abraham purchases property in Canaan to bury his wife. This is one example of Abraham's faith in God's promise to one day give this land to his descendants. Abraham and many of his relatives were later buried in this same cave: Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Leah.
It is interesting to note that Isaac and Ishmael were both present to bury Abraham. Even though Ishmael was sent away as a teenager, the two brothers evidently still had contact during the intervening years.
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