Acts 7:16

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

In Context

15And Jacob went down to Egypt, and came to his end there, and so did our fathers;

17But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt,

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Cross References

Genesis 33:9But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself.

Genesis 35:19So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).

Genesis 50:12So his sons did as he had given them orders to do:

Exodus 13:19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly keep you in mind; and you are to take my bones away with you.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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