Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
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- WEB Abraham gave up his spirit, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- BSB And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
- NKJV Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- NASB Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people.
- NLT and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
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Abraham dies at a good old age, satisfied with life, and is gathered to his people.
Overview
Abraham's death 'full of years' portrays a life fulfilled under God's blessing rather than mere length of days. The phrase 'gathered to his people' hints at a hope beyond the grave, joining those who died in faith. Hebrews honors Abraham as one who died still looking for a better, heavenly country secured in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 35:28–29And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
- Gen 15:15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
- 1 Chr 29:28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
- Gen 49:33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
- Job 5:26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
- Gen 47:8–9And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
- Gen 25:17And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
- Job 42:17So Job died, being old and full of days.
- Judg 8:32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Prov 20:29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
- Acts 13:36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
- Gen 25:7And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
- Gen 49:29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
- Acts 5:10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
- Gen 35:18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
- Jer 6:11Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
- Judg 2:10And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
- Num 27:13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.
- Num 20:24Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
- Acts 5:5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
- Acts 12:23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
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