- Cave of Machpelah
- cave in Hebron where the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Jewish nation are traditionally thought to be buried
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Cave of Machpelah
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Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure … Wikipedia
MACHPELAH, CAVE OF — (Heb. מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה). The word Machpelah, which in the Bible always appears with a definite article, is variously the name of a cave (Gen. 23:9, 19; 25:9); a field, the cave which is in the field of Machpelah (Gen. 49:30); and a place,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cave of the Patriarchs — Cave of Machpelah, cave in Hebron (Israel) where the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Israelites were buried … English contemporary dictionary
the massacre at the Cave of Machpelah — murderous rampage of Jews against Arabs that occurred in this cave in 1994 … English contemporary dictionary
Machpelah — Portion; double cave, the cave which Abraham bought, together with the field in which it stood, from Ephron the Hittite, for a family burying place (Gen. 23). It is one of those Bible localities about the identification of which there can be… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Cave — There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes. The first notice of a cave occurs in the history of Lot (Gen. 19:30). The next we read of is the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Machpelah — • The burial place in the vicinity of ancient Hebron which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hethite for the interment of Sara (Gen., xxiii, 9, 17) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Machpelah Machpelah … Catholic encyclopedia
Machpelah — /mak pee lah/, n. the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13. * * * … Universalium
Machpelah — n. cave in Hebron which is the site of the Tomb of the Patriarchs (burial place of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah) … English contemporary dictionary
Machpelah — /mak pee lah/, n. the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13 … Useful english dictionary
