Genesis 23:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 23:16

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

15 “My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred ^ashekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.”

16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham ^aweighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.

17 So ^athe field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded

18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

20 So the field and the cave that is in it ^awere deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.

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Definitions of words in Genesis 23:16:

Abraham {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Abraham {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Abraham {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Four {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hundred {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Silver {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Silver {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ephron {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ephron {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Heth {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heth {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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