Genesis 23:7
And Avraham stood up, and bowed himself to the am ha'aretz, even to the bnei Chet.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 18:2And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, hinei, Shloshah Anashim (Three Men) + 18:2 Isa 6:3 stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of the ohel, and prostrated himself on the ground,
Genesis 23:12And Avraham bowed down himself before the am ha'aretz.
Proverbs 18:24An ish of many companions may come to ruin, 1 but there is an ohev (friend) that sticketh closer than a brother.
Hebrews 12:14Pursue shalom with kol Bnei Adam, and the kedushah without which no one will see Hashem.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:4-16
The Cave of Machpelah. ( b. c. 1857.) 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And… Read the whole commentary →