Bereshis 25:7

7 And these are the days of the years of Avraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen shanim.

Bereshis 25:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 25:7

And these [are] the days of the years of Abraham's life, which
he lived
Being about to die, an account is given of his age, which was

an hundred threescore and fifteen years;
one hundred and seventy years; so that Isaac was now seventy five years of age, for he was born when Abraham was an hundred years old, and Jacob and Esau must how be fifteen years of age at this time, since they were born when Isaac was sixty years of age, ( Genesis 25:26 ) ; and Ishmael must be eighty nine years old; it may be observed, that as Abraham was seventy five years old when he went from Haran into the land of Canaan, ( Genesis 12:4 ) ; he had been just an hundred years a sojourner in this country.

Bereshis 25:7 In-Context

5 And Avraham gave all that he had unto Yitzchak.

6 But unto the bnei hapilageshim (sons of the concubines), which Avraham had, Avraham gave mattanot, and sent them away from Yitzchak bno, while he yet lived, eastward, unto eretz kedem.

7 And these are the days of the years of Avraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen shanim.

8 Then Avraham breathed his last, and died in a good old age, a zaken, full of years; and was gathered to his people.

9 And his banim Yitzchak and Yishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the sadeh of Ephron ben Tzochar the Chitti, which is near Mamre;