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And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/35.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, <i>being</i> old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, <i>being</i> old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, an old man of ripe age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, an old man of ripe age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people, an old man of ripe age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Isaac breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, an old man and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Isaac’s spirit departed and he died and was gathered to his people [who had preceded him in death], an old man full of days (satisfied, fulfilled); his sons Esau and Jacob buried him [in the cave of Machpelah with his parents Abraham and Sarah].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />when he took his last breath and died. He joined his ancestors in death at a very old age. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and died at a ripe old age; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />when he died and joined his ancestors at a ripe old age. Then his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. He died an old man who had lived a full life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Isaac took his last breath and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac expired and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Isaac expires, and dies, and is gathered to his people, aged and satisfied with days; and his sons Esau and Jacob bury him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Isaak will expire and will die, and will be gathered to his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons will bury him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And being consumed by old age, he died. And he was placed with his people, being old and full of days. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />then he breathed his last. He died as an old man and was gathered to his people. After a full life, his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaac breathed his last; he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaac grew weak and died; and he was gathered to his people, being very old and full of days; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him in the burial ground which his father Abraham had purchased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Isaaq became ill and he died and he was gathered to his people; he was old and his days were full, and they buried Esau and Yaquuv his sons in the tomb that Abraham his father had bought. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was laid to his family, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/35-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8971" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/35.htm">The Death of Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>And Isaac lived 180 years. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Then he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1478.htm" title="1478: way·yiḡ·wa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To expire, perish, die. A primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. expire.">breathed his last</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and died</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: way·yê·’ā·sep̄ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">and was gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">his people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: zā·qên (Adj-ms) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">old</a> <a href="/hebrew/7649.htm" title="7649: ū·śə·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Sated, satisfied, surfeited. From saba'; satiated.">and full</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">of years.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">And his sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: way·yiq·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">buried him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a></span><br />And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Genesis 49:33</a></span><br />When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a></span><br />All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></span><br />You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30</a></span><br />but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a></span><br />They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Numbers 20:24-29</a></span><br />“Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. / Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up Mount Hor. / Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-5.htm">Deuteronomy 34:5-6</a></span><br />So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said. / And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></span><br />Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-28.htm">1 Chronicles 29:28</a></span><br />He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-26.htm">Job 5:26</a></span><br />You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-19.htm">Psalm 49:19</a></span><br />he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Psalm 104:29</a></span><br />When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a></b></br> In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou <i>art</i>, and unto dust shalt thou return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a></b></br> And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-7.htm">Genesis 25:7,8,17</a></b></br> And these <i>are</i> the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years… </p><p class="hdg">his sons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19,20</a></b></br> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a></b></br> And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which <i>is</i> before Mamre;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></b></br> And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Age</a> <a href="/genesis/27-2.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/genesis/35-18.htm">Breathed</a> <a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">Died</a> <a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Expireth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/35-18.htm">Last</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/genesis/35-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/genesis/26-35.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/37-3.htm">Age</a> <a href="/genesis/43-27.htm">Aged</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Breathed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/36-33.htm">Died</a> <a href="/genesis/36-33.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/genesis/37-33.htm">End</a> <a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Expired</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Expireth</a> <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/genesis/49-33.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Last</a> <a href="/genesis/48-4.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/genesis/41-8.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">He purges his house of idols.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">He builds an altar at Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">God blesses Jacob at Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Jacob Named Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Reuben lies with Bilhah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">The sons of Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">The age, death, and burial of Isaac.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His death signifies the passing of an era and the continuation of God's covenant through his descendants. The act of breathing one's last is a common biblical expression for death, emphasizing the cessation of life given by God (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>).<p><b>and was gathered to his people</b><br>This expression suggests a reunion with ancestors in the afterlife, reflecting the belief in an existence beyond death. It implies a continuation of community and identity beyond the grave, a concept seen in other patriarchal deaths (<a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8, 49</a>:33).<p><b>old and full of years</b><br>Isaac's long life is a testament to God's blessing and faithfulness. Living to an old age was considered a sign of divine favor and fulfillment of God's promises (<a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Genesis 15:15</a>). It reflects a life lived in accordance with God's will, similar to other patriarchs like Abraham.<p><b>And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him</b><br>The joint burial by Esau and Jacob signifies reconciliation and respect for their father despite past conflicts. This act of unity fulfills the cultural and familial duty to honor one's parents (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>). It also mirrors the burial of Abraham by Isaac and Ishmael, showing a pattern of reconciliation at patriarchal deaths (<a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is a patriarch of the Israelite people. His life is marked by faith and obedience to God, and he is a key figure in the Abrahamic covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, Esau is known for selling his birthright to his brother Jacob for a meal. Despite their earlier conflicts, Esau and Jacob come together to bury their father.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob is later named Israel and becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. His life is a journey of transformation and reconciliation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/burial_of_isaac.htm">Burial of Isaac</a></b><br>This event marks the end of Isaac's life and the continuation of God's covenant through his descendants. It is a moment of reconciliation between Esau and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a></b><br>The burial place of Isaac, Hebron is a significant location in biblical history, being the site of the Cave of Machpelah, where other patriarchs and matriarchs are buried.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_life.htm">The Fulfillment of Life</a></b><br>Isaac's life is described as "old and full of years," indicating a life well-lived in accordance with God's purposes. Believers are encouraged to seek a life that fulfills God's calling.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_unity.htm">Reconciliation and Unity</a></b><br>The joint burial of Isaac by Esau and Jacob demonstrates the power of reconciliation. Christians are called to pursue peace and unity, even after conflict.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Isaac's death reminds us of the importance of leaving a legacy of faith for future generations. Our lives should reflect God's promises and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_promises.htm">The Continuity of God's Promises</a></b><br>Isaac's death does not end God's covenant; rather, it continues through his descendants. Believers can trust in the continuity of God's promises through all circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'gathered_to_his_people'_mean.htm">What does "gathered to his people" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_gath's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'gathered to his people' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_cave_of_machpelah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Cave of Machpelah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Esau and Jacob buried him.</span>--Esau, who apparently still dwelt at Hebron until his father's death, takes here the precedence as his natural right. But having in previous expeditions learnt the physical advantages of the land of Seir, and the powerlessness of the Horites to resist him, he gives up Hebron to his brother, and migrates with his large wealth to that country.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto hit people</span>, - cf. the account of Abraham's death (<a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">being old and full of days</span> (literally, <span class="accented">satisfied with days</span>. In <a href="/genesis/25-8.htm">Genesis 25:8</a> the shorter expression <span class="accented">satisfied</span> is used): <span class="cmt_word">and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him</span> - Esau arriving from Mount Seir to pay the last service due to his deceased parent, and Jacob according to him that precedence which had once belonged to him as Isaac's firstborn. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/35-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [he]</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֤ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">breathed his last</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְוַ֨ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḡ·wa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1478.htm">Strong's 1478: </a> </span><span class="str2">To breathe out, expire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and died</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֙מָת֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and was gathered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּאָ֣סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·’ā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמָּ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">old</span><br /><span class="heb">זָקֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(zā·qên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and full</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂבַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7649.htm">Strong's 7649: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sated, satisfied, surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of years.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And his sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֥ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">buried him.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/35-29.htm">Genesis 35:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">OT Law: Genesis 35:29 Isaac gave up the spirit and died (Gen. 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