Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Plus, Jim, as you wrote, Abraham was "gathered to his people" in Hebron, NOT 
in Lebanon. While the expression "gathered to his people", like "lay with 
his fathers", literally refers to the custom of burying in a family tomb, 
with the bones of several generations being gathered in a single chamber, it 
is often used a a figure of speech.

Yigal Levin
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From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 4:33 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Genesis 12:5 are souls slaves?


> Jim,
>
> You said Abraham was gathered to his people in Canaan, so he was from 
> Canaan. Jacob was gathered to his people in Egypt in Genesis 49:33, Aaron 
> in Numbers 20:24 outside of Canaan and Egypt (?), and Moses in Deut.32:50. 
> How do you explain how they were gathered to their people outside of 
> Israel (or Canaan)?
>
> Kenneth Greifer
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