Where is Abraham's grave?

Answer 1

The graves of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives are in Hebron, Israel,

in the Machpelah. This site has been attested throughout history and is

(and has been) visited by many people every year.

The Machpelah was a burial cave purchased by Abraham from the Hittites

(Genesis ch.23); and later a large building was added to mark the spot.

The Cave of Machpelah is the world's most ancient Jewish site and the

second holiest place for the Jewish people, after the Temple Mount in

Jerusalem. The cave and the adjoining field were purchased-at full market

price-by Abraham some 3700 years ago. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah,

Rebecca, and Leah are all later buried in the same Cave of Machpelah.

These are considered the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Jewish people.

The only one who is missing is Rachel, who was buried near Bethlehem

where she died in childbirth.

The double cave, a mystery of thousands of years, was uncovered several

years ago beneath the massive building, revealing artifacts from the Early

Israelite Period (some 30 centuries ago). The structure was built during

the Second Temple Period (about two thousand years ago) by Herod,

King of Judea, providing a place for gatherings and Jewish prayers at

the graves of the Patriarchs.

This uniquely impressive building is the only one that stands intact and still

fulfills its original function after thousands of years. Foreign conquerors

and invaders used the site for their own purposes, depending on their

religious orientation: the Byzantines and Crusaders transformed it into a

church and the Muslims rendered it a mosque. About 700 years ago, the

Muslim Mamelukes conquered Hebron, declared the structure a mosque

and forbade entry to Jews, who were not allowed past the seventh step

on a staircase outside the building.

Upon the liberation of Hebron in 1967, the Chief Rabbi of the Israel

Defense Forces, the late Major-General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, was the first

Jew to enter the Cave of Machpelah. Since then, Jews have been

struggling to regain their prayer rights at the site, still run by the Muslim

Waqf (Religious Trust) that took control during the Arab conquest. Many

restrictions are imposed on Jewish prayers and customs at the Tomb of

the Patriarchs despite the site's significance, primacy and sanctity in

Jewish heritage and history.

Over 300,000 people visit Me'arat HaMachpelah annually. The structure is

divided into three rooms: Ohel Avraham, Ohel Yitzhak, and Ohel Ya'akov.

Presently Jews have access to Ohel Yitzhak, the largest room, on only

10 days a year.

Answer 2

The graves of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives are in Hebron, Israel,

in the Machpelah. This site has been attested throughout history and is

(and has been) visited by many people every year.

The Machpelah was a burial cave purchased by Abraham from the Hittites

(Genesis ch.23); and later a large building was added to mark the spot.

The Cave of Machpelah is the world's most ancient Jewish site and the

second holiest place for the Jewish people, after the Temple Mount in

Jerusalem. The cave and the adjoining field were purchased-at full market

price-by Abraham some 3700 years ago. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah,

Rebecca, and Leah are all later buried in the same Cave of Machpelah.

These are considered the patriarchs and matriarchs of the Jewish people.

The only one who is missing is Rachel, who was buried near Bethlehem

where she died in childbirth.

The double cave, a mystery of thousands of years, was uncovered several

years ago beneath the massive building, revealing artifacts from the Early

Israelite Period (some 30 centuries ago). The structure was built during

the Second Temple Period (about two thousand years ago) by Herod,

King of Judea, providing a place for gatherings and Jewish prayers at

the graves of the Patriarchs.

This uniquely impressive building is the only one that stands intact and still

fulfills its original function after thousands of years. Foreign conquerors

and invaders used the site for their own purposes, depending on their

religious orientation: the Byzantines and Crusaders transformed it into a

church and the Muslims rendered it a mosque. About 700 years ago, the

Muslim Mamelukes conquered Hebron, declared the structure a mosque

and forbade entry to Jews, who were not allowed past the seventh step

on a staircase outside the building.

Upon the liberation of Hebron in 1967, the Chief Rabbi of the Israel

Defense Forces, the late Major-General Rabbi Shlomo Goren, was the first

Jew to enter the Cave of Machpelah. Since then, Jews have been

struggling to regain their prayer rights at the site, still run by the Muslim

Waqf (Religious Trust) that took control during the Arab conquest. Many

restrictions are imposed on Jewish prayers and customs at the Tomb of

the Patriarchs despite the site's significance, primacy and sanctity in

Jewish heritage and history.

Over 300,000 people visit Me'arat HaMachpelah annually. The structure is

divided into three rooms: Ohel Avraham, Ohel Yitzhak, and Ohel Ya'akov.

Presently Jews have access to Ohel Yitzhak, the largest room, on only

10 days a year.