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After many years, Jacob returned from Laban’s house and visited Isaac, who was living in Hebron. According to God’s blessing, Jacob married Laban’s daughters, had twelve sons, and amassed great wealth. | After many years, Jacob returned from Laban’s house and visited Isaac, who was living in Hebron. According to God’s blessing, Jacob married Laban’s daughters, had twelve sons, and amassed great wealth. | ||
Isaac lived to be 180 years old. Jacob, along with his brother Esau, buried Isaac in the cave of Machpelah where Abraham and Sarah had been | Isaac lived to be 180 years old. Jacob, along with his brother Esau, buried Isaac in the cave of Machpelah where Abraham and Sarah had also been laid to rest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+35%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Genesis 35:28–29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Although the Bible does not record Rebekah’s death, it is noted that she, too, was buried in the cave of Machpelah alongside Isaac. | ||
==Symbolic Meaning of Isaac== | ==Symbolic Meaning of Isaac== | ||