1716 BC · AM 2289 · Patriarchs

Isaac dies at Hebron

Isaac died at 180 and was gathered to his people. Esau and Jacob buried their father at Mamre near Hebron (Genesis 35:27-29), 1716 BC by the genealogical arithmetic.

genealogical dating
📖 Genesis 35:27–29

27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28And Isaac lived 180 years. 29Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Sources: AiG: Timeline of the Bible (chart PDF, 2005)
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