6548. 'In the cave of the field of Machpelah' means the beginning of regeneration. This is clear from the meaning of 'the cave of the field of Machpelah' as faith enveloped in obscurity, dealt with in 1935, and of 'Machpelah' as regeneration, 2970. Thus the beginning of regeneration is meant, for this is a time when faith is enveloped in obscurity.