Genesis 35:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

Jacob

Genesis 27:43

Genesis 28:5

Mamre

General references

Genesis 23:19

Bible References

Jacob

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, flee to Haran, to my brother Laban!

Then Isaac sent Jacob away, and he went to Paddan-aram to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Mamre

Then Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the

oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the

oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were

allies with Abram.

Now the Lord appeared to him by the

oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken.”

Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron).

Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.

Then it came about afterwards that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” So David said, “Where shall I go up?” And He said, “To Hebron.”

Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

General references

After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.