Genesis 25:8

25:8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. ¹  He joined his ancestors. ² 

Genesis 25:17

25:17 Ishmael lived a total of ³  137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. ⁴ 

[25:8]  ¹ tn Heb “old and full.”

[25:8]  ² tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[25:17]  ³ tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”

[25:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.