“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”
Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. The phrase full of years captures a life that was complete rather than cut short. The gathering to his people is the ancient way of describing death as reunion with those who have gone before. Hebrews 11:16 declares that God is not ashamed to be called the God of the patriarchs, for he has prepared a city for them. The application: to die at a good old age, full of years, gathered to your people — this is the description of a life that was lived well and ended as lives were meant to end.
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