Genesis 23:17

So was confirmed the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre,—the field and the cave which is therein, and all the timber which was in the field, which was in all the boundary thereof round about,

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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 hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver of which he had spoken in the ears of the sons of Heth,—four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant,

18to Abraham as a purchase in the eyes of the sons of Heth,—with all who were entering the gate of his city.

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Cross References

Genesis 23:20So was confirmed the field with the cave which was therein to Abraham, for a possession of a buryingplace,—from the sons of Heth.

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

Genesis 49:30in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah which is over against Mamre, in the land of Canaan,—which Abraham bought, along with the field, from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace:—

Genesis 50:13so his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah,—which Abraham bought—with the field—for a possession of a buryingplace from Ephron the Hittite over against Mamre.

Job 38:20That thou mayest conduct it unto the bound thereof, and that thou mayest perceive the paths to its house.

Jeremiah 32:7Lo! Hanameel son of Shallum thine uncle, hath come unto thee saying,—Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth, for, thine, is 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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