Cave of the Patriarchs

The Cave of the Patriarchs—also known as the Cave of Machpelah (, Name means::"cave of the double tombs") or the Sanctuary of Abraham —is the burial chamber for the early biblical Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob). The compound, located in the ancient city of Hebron in the West Bank, is the second holiest site for Jews (after the Temple Mount in Jerusalem) and is also venerated by Christians and Muslims who maintain that the site is the burial place of three biblical couples: (1) Abraham and Sarah; (2) Isaac and Rebekah; (3) Jacob and Leah.

Book of Genesis
It is mentioned as having been purchased by the Hebrew patriarch Abraham as a burial plot for his family after his wife Sarah died. He bought a plot of land near Hebron from Ephron the Hittite, the Cave of Machpelah, for 400 shekels of silver. There he buried his wife Sarah. Later Abraham himself, Isaac and Rebekah , then Jacob and Leah were buried there. The Hebrew name ("cave of the double tombs") refers to the physical layout of the original two chambers. Jacob dug further in, to make a third chamber for Leah and himself. Jacob's other wife, Rachel, was buried "in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem". The site is now known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs or the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs and is a sacred site to Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike.