Genesis 35:27-29·~1 min
The Death of Isaac
Jacob comes back to Isaac at Mamre near Hebron, the place where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned. Isaac dies at one hundred eighty years, and Esau and Jacob bury him together.
J27acob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28And Isaac lived 180 years. 29Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Section summaryJacob returns to Isaac at Mamre near Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac dies old and full of years, and Esau and Jacob come together to bury him.
Role in the chapterThis closing section gathers the family at the end of Isaac's life and ties Jacob back to the fathers' dwelling place. It gives the chapter a final note of closure after its scenes of renewal, birth, sin, and grief.