Genesis 23
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Thus Abraham legally purchased a small field and cave in a land that would eventually be possessed by his descendants. This particular cave became the resting place not only of Sarah and Abraham but also of Isaac and Rebekah and their son Jacob.
With the purchase of this field, Abraham gained, as it were, a “toehold” in the promised land of Canaan. But the final possession of the land was still five hundred years away. Abraham could be content with being a stranger in a foreign country (Hebrews 11:9), because he was looking forward to a better “land”—to a city with foundations whose architect and builder is God (Hebrews 11:10).