Tomb of the Patriarchs - Cave of Machpelah Soil.

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Size: 10ml (22mm x 50mm) clear glass bottle with cork.

Cave of the Patriarchs (also Cave of Machpelah from Hebrew מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה‏‎, Me'arat ha-mahpelah - lit. "Double Cave"; Arabic الحرم الإبر اهيمي‎,

 Haram-al-Ibrahimi - lit. the cave of Ibrahim) - a crypt in ancient part of Hebron, in which, according to the Bible, 

the Jewish forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as well as their wives Sarah, Rebekah and Leah, are buried. 

Abraham bought this place from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver. 

According to Jewish tradition, the bodies of Adam and Eve are also buried here.

In Judaism, it is revered as the second holiest place (after the Temple Mount), it is also revered by Christians and Muslims.

The name "Machpelah" (in Hebrew - "double, steam room") means, as can be seen from the context, "floor" or "terrace" 

and is attached to the cave (Gen. 23:9; 25:9), then to the field, in where this cave was located (Gen. 23:19; 49:30; 50:13), 

then to the whole area (Gen. 23:17), but always in connection with the place bought by Abraham for the family crypt. 

It is difficult to establish whether this word refers to the terraced area near Hebron or whether 

it means that the cave-tomb had several tiers.

In Jewish tradition, the name is mainly interpreted as referring to a double cave or, like the name "Kiryat Arba" (lit. "city of four"), 

refers to the four couples buried in the cave: Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah. 

It has also been argued that those buried in the cave enjoyed double the reward in the afterlife, 

or because it had double the value in the eyes of those who saw it.

According to Josephus and some apocryphal sources, the sons of Jacob are buried there 

(Muslims believe that Joseph's grave is also located near Machpela).