Genesis 23:17

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about, were made sure

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In The King James Version

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

In Context

16And Abraham understood the meaning of Ephron; and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.

18Unto Abraham for a bought possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

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Cross References

Genesis 23:20And the field, with the cave that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession as a burying-place by the sons of Heth.

Genesis 25:10The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, with Sarah his wife.

Genesis 49:30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which field Abraham bought of Ephron the Hittite, for a possession as a burying-place,

Genesis 50:13And his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which field Abraham bought for a possession, as a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

Job 38:20That thou mightest take each to its boundary, and that thou mightest mark the pathways to its house?

Jeremiah 32:7Behold, Chanamel the son of Shallum thy uncle is coming unto thee, saying, Buy for thyself my field that is in 'Anathoth; for unto thee belongeth the right of redemption to buy it.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:17-20

Sarah's Funeral. ( b. c. 1857.) 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of… Read the whole commentary →

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