Genesis 25:10

10 It was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried next to his wife Sarah.

Genesis 25:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 25:10

The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth
Of one of them, Ephron, the rest being witnesses of it, ( Genesis 23:16 Genesis 23:18 Genesis 23:20 ) ;

there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife;
Sarah had been buried there thirty eight years before, which was the reason why his sons buried, him there; if he died in Beersheba, as seems probable, see ( Genesis 24:62 Genesis 24:67 ) ; from thence to Hebron were sixteen miles F8; so far was he carried to be interred.


FOOTNOTES:

F8 Bunting's Travels, p. 57.

Genesis 25:10 In-Context

8 Then he took his final breath. He died happy at a ripe old age, full of years, and was buried with his family.
9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, next to Mamre.
10 It was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried next to his wife Sarah.
11 After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived at Beer Lahai Roi. The Family Tree of Ishmael
12 This is the family tree of Ishmael son of Abraham, the son that Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, bore to Abraham.
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