Genesis 15:15

New American Bible - revised edition

You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace; you will be buried at a ripe old age.

Cross References

Genesis 23:19

After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, facing Mamre—now Hebron—in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 23:4

“Although I am a resident alien among you, sell me from your holdings a burial place, that I may bury my deceased wife.”

Genesis 35:29

then he breathed his last. He died as an old man and was gathered to his people. After a full life, his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 47:30

When I lie down with my ancestors, take me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” “I will do as you say,” he replied.

Genesis 49:29

Then he gave them this charge: “Since I am about to be gathered to my people, bury me with my ancestors in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Genesis 49:31

There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, and so are Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there, too, I buried Leah—

Genesis 50:13

They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, facing on Mamre, the field that Abraham had bought for a burial ground from Ephron the Hittite.

1 Chronicles 23:1

When David had grown old and was near the end of his days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:28

He died at a ripe old age, rich in years and wealth and glory, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king.

2 Chronicles 34:28

I will gather you to your ancestors and you shall go to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the evil I am about to bring upon this place and upon its inhabitants.” This they reported to the king. Covenant Renewal.

Job 42:17

Then Job died, old and full of years.

Job 5:26

You shall approach the grave in full vigor, as a shock of grain comes in at its season.

Psalm 37:37

Observe the person of integrity and mark the upright; Because there is a future for a man of peace.

Psalm 49:19

During his life his soul uttered blessings; “They will praise you, for you do well for yourself.”

Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the life breath returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

Should one have a hundred children and live many years, no matter to what great age, still if one has not the full benefit of those goods, I proclaim that the child born dead, even if left unburied, is more fortunate.

Daniel 12:13

Go, take your rest, you shall rise for your reward at the end of days.”

Numbers 20:24

Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land I have given to the Israelites, because you both rebelled against my directions at the waters of Meribah.

Numbers 27:13

When you have viewed it, you will be gathered to your people, as was Aaron your brother.

Matthew 22:32

‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

Acts 13:36

Now David, after he had served the will of God in his lifetime, fell asleep, was gathered to his ancestors, and did see corruption.

Deuteronomy 31:16

The Lord said to Moses, Soon you will be at rest with your ancestors, and then this people will prostitute themselves by following the foreign gods among whom they will live in the land they are about to enter. They will forsake me and break the covenant which I have made with them.

Judges 2:10

When the rest of that generation were also gathered to their ancestors, and a later generation arose that did not know the Lord or the work he had done for Israel,