Genesis 49:30

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in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Canaan is the promised land; Machpelah, near Mamre (Hebron), is the family burial cave Abraham purchased, where Jacob asks to be buried in faith in God’s covenant promise. Shiloh and Sidon occur earlier in Jacob’s blessings, pointing

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Genesis 49:30 mentions Canaan, Machpelah, Mamre, Shiloh and Sidon.