Isaac would have been 75 years old and Jacob 15 when Abraham died (v. 7; cf. 21:5; 25:26).617
"It is one thing to live a long life. It is another thing to live a long life that is also a happy life. This obituary notice about Abraham draws attention to the fact that Abraham died not only at an elderly age but in a frame of mind filled with inner shalomand satisfaction. That is the thrust of the phrase full of daysor contented.'"618
The phrase "gathered to his people"(v. 8) implies reunion in Sheol, the place of departed spirits, with friends who had died previously. It presupposes continued personal existence after physical death (cf. 15:15; Heb. 11:13).
Abraham was buried in the Cave of Machpelah near Mamre, the old site that later became a part of Hebron (v. 9).
God's dealings now focus on Isaac who presently lived near Hagar's well at Beer-lahai-roi (v. 11; cf. 16:14; 24:62).619
God's servants should do all in their power to insure the continuation of God's program to bless from one generation to the next.
