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Genesis 23:1-16 (NET)

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¹ Sarah lived 127 years. ² Then she died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. ³ Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth, ⁴ "I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead." ⁵ The sons of Heth answered Abraham, ⁶ "Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead." ⁷ Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth. ⁸ Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar ⁹ if he will sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me publicly for the full price, so that I may own it as a burial site." ¹⁰ (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite replied to Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of his city ¹¹ "No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell you both the field and the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people I sell it to you. Bury your dead." ¹² Abraham bowed before the local people ¹³ and said to Ephron in their hearing, "Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I may bury my dead there." ¹⁴ Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, ¹⁵ "Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." ¹⁶ So Abraham agreed to Ephron's price and weighed out for him the price that Ephron had quoted in the hearing of the sons of Heth 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)
(v. 15) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 2) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 3) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
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(v. 14) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 14) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 15) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
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(v. 16) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 16) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Arba (Ar-ba): four
Heth (Heth): trembling; fear
Machpelah (Makh-pe-la): double
Sarah (Seh-ra): lady; princess; princess of the multitude
Zohar (Zoh-har): white; bright; dryness
Kiriath (Kirr-ee-ath):
So (Soh):