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Genesis 23:15-20

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15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred 1shekels[a] of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead. ”
16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham 2weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
17 So 3the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over
18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
20 The field and the cave that is in it 4were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
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Genesis 23:15-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 23

This chapter treats of the age, death, and funeral of Sarah, and the place of her interment: of her age, Ge 23:1; of her death, Ge 23:2; of the motion Abraham made to the sons of Heth, to obtain a burial place among them, Ge 23:3,4; of the answer of them to him, giving him leave to bury in any of their sepulchres, Ge 23:5,6; of a second motion of his to them, to use their interest with Ephron the Hittite, to let him have the cave of Machpelah for the above purpose, Ge 23:7-9; of Ephron's consent unto it, Ge 23:10,11; of the purchase Abraham made of it for four hundred shekels of silver, Ge 23:12-16; and of its being secured unto him, which he interred Sarah his wife, Ge 23:17-20.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 4

  • 1. 23:15 Ex. 30:13; Ezek. 45:12
  • 2. 23:16 1 Chr. 21:25; Jer. 32:9; Zech. 11:12
  • 3. 23:17 ch. 25:9; 49:29-32; 50:13
  • 4. 23:20 [Ruth 4:7-10; Jer. 32:10-14]

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 23:15 A 'shekel' was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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