BEFORE JACOB DIED HE ASK HIS CHILDREN TO BURY HIM IN

• A. the cave of machpelah at hebron ✓
• B. the fertile region of goshen in egypt
• C. the temple of Jerusalem
• D. the holy city of medina
• E. mount sinai

The answer to the question is: A. the cave of machpelah at hebron

The cave of Machpelah, also known as the Cave of the Patriarchs, is a significant biblical site located in Hebron, in the West Bank. According to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, Abraham purchased the cave as a burial site for his wife Sarah, and it became the burial place for other patriarchs and matriarchs, including Jacob.

Jacob’s request to be buried in the cave of Machpelah is mentioned in Genesis 49:29-32: “Then he gave them these instructions: ‘I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite… There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.’”

The significance of being buried in the cave of Machpelah was tied to the ancestral connection and importance of this site for the descendants of Jacob. It symbolized continuity with their forefathers and their shared faith.