JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1978 Question 27

Question 27

The Patriarchs

Israel (Jacob) charged his people to bury him

  1. A.in the East of Bethel
  2. B.in the valley of Kidron
  3. C.in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah
  4. D.in the land of the Philistines
  5. E.in the oak of Kidron.
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Answer: C (in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah)

Explanation

Jacob asked to be buried with his fathers in the cave in the field of Machpelah (Genesis 49:29–30).