Morrish Bible Dictionary · Machpelah. [Machpe'lah]

Both a field and a cave which Abraham bought of the children of Heth for a burying place. It was near Hebron; Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Leah were buried there. Gen. 23:9, 17, 19; Gen. 25:9; Gen. 49:30-31; Gen. 50:13. The manner in which the purchase was accomplished is exactly the way bargains are to this day arranged in the East by the Bedouins. See HEBRON.