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Machpelah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Machpelah , cave, near Hebron; also called the Cave of the Patriarchs. The Book of Genesis relates that it was bought by Abraham from Ephron, son of Zohar the Hittite, for a family burial place. The Mosque of Ibrahim, which now encloses the site, may be a successor to a structure built by the Herods. The mosque was the site of the murder of Muslim worshipers by an extremist Jewish settler in 1994.

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Machpelah

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Machpelah The place near Mamre where the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and their wives were buried (Gen. 49: 29; 50: 12–13). The site was in or near Hebron (Gen. 23: 19), but in Shechem according to Acts 7: 15–16. Walls possibly built in the time of Herod the Great surround the Hebron site, which is venerated by both Jews and Muslims.

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Machpelah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Machpelah, Cave of

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Machpelah, Cave of. Burial place of the Jewish patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The site of the Cave of Machpelah is identified with Haram el-Khalil in Hebron.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Machpelah, Cave of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-MachpelahCaveof.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	PA Will Prevent Jewish Prayer at Machpelah Tombs. Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 6/24/1999
	In Hebron, understanding true Jewish identity. Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 11/21/2002
	Retelling Genesis. Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 12/1/2003