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Genesis 25:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 25:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years], and was gathered to his people.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years], and was gathered to his people.
Genesis 25:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
6But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
7And these are the days of the years of Abraham`s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.
8And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years], and was gathered to his people.
9And Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre.
10The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son. And Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, etc.] Very readily and cheerfully, without any previous sickness or present pain, but through the decay of nature by reason of old age, in a very easy quiet manner: and died in a good old age, an old man; for quantity, in those times few arriving to a greater; for quality, not attended with those inconveniences and disadvantages with which old age generally is, and therefore called evil: and full [of years]; in the original it is only, “and full”; the Targum of Jonathan adds, “of all good”; temporal and spiritual, with which he was filled and satisfied; or he had had enough of life, and was willing to depart, and was full of desires after another and better…”
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