THEOSISVissarion (Nechaev)
After bestowing final rites upon Jacob at the edge of Canaan alongside the Egyptians, his sons journeyed across the Jordan. Upon arriving in Hebron, they placed their father's remains in the cave of Machpelah, a burial site that Abraham had purchased from a Canaanite for the purpose of establishing a sepulcher. The Greek translation refers to this cave as 'suguboi,' suggesting it was either divided into two sections—one designated for males and the other for females—or it contained two chambers, an outer and an inner, with the latter situated within the former. It seems that the Egyptians did not accompany Jacob's sons into Canaan, likely to avoid inciting suspicion among the local inhabitants due to their numbers and military strength, which could lead to conflict.