JOSEPH

MODULE 7: Going Up to Canaan

SESSION 26: Jacob’s Last Request

The biblical authors highlight Yaaqov’s request to be buried in the cave in the field of Makpelah where his parents and grandparents are buried. The Hebrew words for “cave” (me‘arah) and “Makpelah,” roughly translating to “naked” and “pair,” link this burial site to the garden of Eden.