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	Cave - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The cave of Machpelah may be quoted as an example of their use as sepulchres, and the rock-hewn tombs of Palestine and of Egypt and the Catacombs of Rome probably owe their existence to the ancient practice of burial in natural hollows in the rock.
		In volcanic regions also there are caves formed by the passage of lava to the surface of the ground, or by the expansion of steam and gases in the lava while it was in a molten state.
		Caves, as a general rule, are as little effected by disturbances of the rock as the ravines and valleys, which have been formed, in the main, irrespective of the lines of fault or dislocation.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Cave (7072 words)

	Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Machpelah
		One of the most famous places in the Bible is the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, also known as the Tomb of the Patriachs because it is the burial place of all three Biblical patriachs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel); and their wives Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah.
		So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre - both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field - was deeded to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
		Machpelah: (means "double") The cave which Abraham bought, together with the field in which it stood, from Ephron the Hittite, for a family burying-place.
	www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/machpelah.asp (329 words)

	cave - definition by dict.die.net
		Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave.
		Cave hyena (Zo["o]l.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena.
		Cave lion (Zo["o]l.), a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion.
	dict.die.net /cave (574 words)

	Subterranea of Israel: Ma'arat HaMachpelah
		The fragrance of the cave refreshed his spirit, and he made it a habit to worship here every day, and so it became the place were god spoke to him.
		And he had another reason why he wonted the cave as a burial place: he believed, one should avoid to be close to the wicked, both before and after death.
		His sons, Isaac and Ishmael buried him in Machpelah Cave, in the field of Ephron son of Tzohar the Hittite, which borders Mamre, the field that Abraham purchased from the children of Chet - this is where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried.
	www.showcaves.com /english/il/misc/Machpelah.html (441 words)

	The Cave of Machpelah - Tomb of the Patriarchs
		The Cave of Machpelah - Tomb of the Patriarchs
		Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah are all later buried in the same Cave of Machpelah.
		Upon the liberation of Hebron in 1967, the Chief Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, the late Major-General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, was the first Jew to enter the Cave of Machpelah.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/machpelah.html (373 words)

	CAVE OF MACHPELAH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The cave of Machpelah, one of the most sacred places in the Holy Land, is the burial of the three pairs of Patriarchs and matriarchs of the Book of Genesis.
		The Cave of Machpelah thus became the traditional mausoleum of some of the most revered biblical figures and a place of worship for the three monotheistic religions.
		The superstructure of the cave of Machpelah is a large rectangle measuring approximately (60 x 32m) (200 x 106 ft) surrounded by thick, well-built walls.
	www.patg.org /Sites/cave_of__machpelah.htm (623 words)

	Cave - Easton Bible Dictionary - Bible Software by johnhurt.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The next we read of is the cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth (Gen. 25:9, 10).
		The cave of Makkedah, into which the five Amorite kings retired after their defeat by Joshua (10:16, 27).
		The cave in which Obadiah hid the prophets (1 Kings 18:4) was probably in the north, but it cannot be identified.
	www.htmlbible.com /kjv30/easton/east0744.htm (311 words)

	Cave of the Patriarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Enclosure of the Cave of the Patriarchs
		The caves under the enclosure are not themselves generally accessible; the waqf have historically been keen to prevent access to the actual tombs as a mark of respect for the dead.
		The Cave of Machpelah Tomb of the Patriarch at jewishvirtuallibrary
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs (2518 words)

	Cave (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
		There are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged for various purposes.
		The next we read of is the cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth (Gen.
		The cave of Elijah (1 Kings 19:9), and the "cleft" of Moses on Horeb (Ex.
	www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/cave.html (296 words)

	Bible Study - The Cave Of Machpelah
		Machpelah, meaning the double cave, was the name of a field and cave near Hebron that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a family burial place.
		Today, both Jews and Muslims regard the cave (which is located in the land that Almighty God commanded to be the property of the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Israel), as holy, since both people claim descent from Abraham - Israelites from Abraham's son Isaac, Arabs from Abraham's son Ishmael.
		Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre, the field which Abraham purchased from the Hittites.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/20020601.htm (440 words)

	Biblical Pedantry-Faith And Sacred Ground
		The district of Machpelah containing the cave in which Sarah and, eventually, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob were buried is known today as Hebron.
		To the Zionists, even though they were largely secular in orientation, the payment of exorbitant prices for each dunam in the late 19th and early 20th century was merely the reclamation of hereditary lands which their people had been compelled to surrender under threat of force.
		Machpelah, along with the Temple Mount and the grave of Joseph in Shechem, forms the core of the Jewish cultural and spiritual claim on the land of Israel.
	www.astonishedhead.com /sunday_spew_02.htm (1275 words)

	cave definition from the Dictionary of Words Online
		cave n : an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea v 1: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "the river was caving the banks" syn: undermine 2: explore natural caves syn: spelunk see also: undermine spelunk
		The cave is well known for its outstanding display of boxwork, an...
		Cave of the Winds Manitou Springs, CO Open all year around offering tours,school...
	www.dictionaryofwords.com /cave_pag1.html (811 words)

	Chapter 17
		Since Isaac was buried in the cave of Machpelah, Josephus may be telling us about the very building above the cave: "Isaac also died not long after the coming of his son, and was buried by his sons, with his wife, In Hebron, where they had a monument belonging to them from their forefathers.
		GEN 49:30 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 of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
		For example: "The only indisputable fact in all this is that the cave at Hebron cannot possibly be the Biblical Cave of Machpelah; it is in fact a man-made water-cistern, once carefully plastered to prevent the water seeping into the rock." Archaeology of the Bible, by Magnus Magnusson, p.
	www.pilgrimpromo.com /WAR/discovered/html/chapter17.htm (4037 words)

	Anchor Stone International - Newsletter 04: July 1993 Continued
		The cave had been damaged by an earthquake and lots of dirt was in the bottom.
		But once inside the cave, they found what looked to be a "vent" hole in the ceiling of the cave, and discovered that the building was built directly over this hole.
		As far as we are concerned, the strongest evidence for this being the cave of Machpelah to us is the manner in which the whole thing came about.
	www.anchorstone.com /content/view/152/51 (8321 words)

	Machpelah
		This included the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees nearby.
		This is the cave in the field of
		This is the cave that Abraham had bought for a permanent burial place in the field of Ephron the Hittite, near Mamre.
	www.allaboutgod.com /truth-topics/machpelah.htm (187 words)

	Jews for Judaism FAQ
		Jacob was not buried in the city of Shechem, but in the cave of Machpelah, which is located in the city of Hebron (Genesis 23:19; 49:29-30; 50:13).
		He bought the cave of Machpelah, which he used as a burial place, and which, as previously stated, is located in the city of Hebron (Genesis 23:19).
		The cave of Machpelah was not bought from the sons of Hamor, but from Ephron the Hittite (Genesis 23:17-18, 50:13).
	www.jewsforjudaism.org /web/faq/faq063.html (493 words)

	InnerNet: Jewish CyberMag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Laid to rest in the Cave of Machpelah are our patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), three of our matriarchs (Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah), and Adam and Eve, the progenitors of mankind.
		The Cave of Machpelah had preserved Adam and Eve so well that they appeared to be merely asleep.
		However, in the Cave of Machpelah, part of the soul stays with the deceased.
	www.innernet.org.il /article.php?aid=428 (991 words)

	Hebron - Crystalinks
		According to Jewish tradition, the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the Matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah are buried in the Tomb.
		Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Rebecca, and Leah are all later buried in the same Cave of Machpelah.
		The city's history has been inseparably linked with the Cave of Machpelah, which the Patriarch Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite for 400 silver shekels (Genesis 23), as a family tomb.
	www.crystalinks.com /hebron.html (1559 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Machpelah
		According to the Hebrew text, which always uses the word Machpelah with the article, the Machpelah is the place in which the field with the cave is to be found.
		Thus we read "the cave in the field of the Machpelah" in Gen., xxiii, 17, 19; xliv, 30; l, 13, "the cave of the Machpelah" is twice mentioned (xxiii, 9; xxv, 9).
		In 1859 by means of an entrance in the porch of the mosque between the sarcophagi of Abraham and Sara, the Italian Pierotti succeeded in descending some steps of a stairway hewn in the rock.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09502a.htm (1090 words)

	Machpelah - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		MACHPELAH [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 was the site of the murder of Muslim worshipers by an extremist Jewish settler in 1994.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-machpela.html (238 words)

	Death of Sarah and the cave of Machpelah
		Death of Sarah and the cave of Machpelah
		9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
		20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
	www.bibleexplained.com /moses/Gene/ge23.html (676 words)

	Abarbanel Wines \| Efron's Cave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Efron's Cave is named after Efron the Hittite who sold Abraham his field and cave in Hevron for 400 Silver Shekels as a burial ground.
		This site today is the Cave of Machpelah, where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish peole are buried - Judaism's second-holiest site.
		Efron's Cave Triple Red and Triple Plum are produced from grapes grown in Israel's Judean Hills (Harei Yehudah) Appellation - the most ancient area for viticulture in Israel.
	www.abarbanel.com /wines/efronscave.shtml (357 words)

	Genesis 23:9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah which
		that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre.
		That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
		That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession of a burying-place among you.
	bible.cc /genesis/23-9.htm (482 words)

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		Although there had been very many skirmishes between Arabs and Jews in the Cave of Machpelah since 1967,[152] two witnesses, both of whom were qualified by virtue of their experience to talk on this subject, testified that they had never heard “Itbach al-Yahood” shouted before in the Cave of Machpelah.
		Margy testified to the Commission that in the Cave of Machpelah were storerooms to which the only keys were in the hands of the Moslem Wakf.
		It is interesting to speculate whether the reason for the Arabs’ refusal to send their wounded to a Jewish or Civil Administration hospital was connected with the possible presence of hidden weapons amongst the wounded or even the danger of disclosure by one of the semi-conscious Arabs of Arab plans for a massacre of Jews.
	www.geocities.com /chaimsimons/baruchgoldstein07 (6352 words)

	hebron
		Because Abraham took possession of the cave of Machpelah (Hebrew "double" or "portion") through a legal transaction rather than conquest, Hebron's Jewish settlers hold that the city is the perpetual property of the Jewish people by right of descendent from Abraham through his son Isaac.
		The reason for the controversy is clear: in the Cave of Machpelah below lie the reputed tombs of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and their wives Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, respectively--figures revered by all three monotheistic faiths.
		So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was legally made over to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
	www.ourfatherlutheran.net /biblehomelands/palestine/hebron.htm (6216 words)

	Cedar-Green Community Kollel - Oneg Shabbos
		WE MOURN THE DEMISE OF THE GODOL HADOR
		Avrohom needed to make the cave of Machpelah an "achuzas kaver" (a holding for a grave, which means a cemetery), so that the grave would never be uprooted for the communal needs of the city.
		Avrohom's designating the cave of Machpelah as a burial place was not enough to prevent the property and grave from being seized from him by eminent domain.
	www.shemayisrael.co.il /parsha/cedar/archives/chayei62.htm (1651 words)

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