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The Inheritance of the People of Israel
(Ynet News) Shlomo Puterkovsky - The decision by UNESCO on Friday to declare the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron a Palestinian World Heritage Site sparked reactions ranging from fury to laughter in Israel. The Jewish connection to the Cave of the Patriarchs is thousands of years old and began many years before Islam was born. The Bible talks about three places our forefathers bought for a full price. The Cave of the Patriarchs and the field in which it is located were purchased by Abraham for 400 silver shekels from Ephron the Hittite. The plot where Joseph was buried in Nablus (Shechem) was bought by Jacob for 100 pieces of silver. The site on which the Temple was built was purchased by King David from Araunah the Jebusite for 600 pieces of gold. These are places that all the people of Israel inherited.