And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
Parallel translations
- WEB He bought the parcel of ground where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
- KJV And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
- NKJV And he bought the parcel of land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money.
- NASB He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
- NLT Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.
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Quick answer
Jacob buys the plot of ground where he camped from the sons of Hamor for a hundred pieces of money. He takes a small but significant stake in the promised land.
Overview
Like Abraham's purchase of a burial site, Jacob's buying of land near Shechem marks a tangible claim within Canaan. This parcel later becomes the burial place of Joseph's bones, linking the patriarchs' faith to God's promise. Such acts of faith look forward to the full inheritance God secures for His people in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Acts 7:16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
- John 4:5So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- Josh 24:32And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
- Gen 23:17–20So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
- Gen 49:30–32The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
- Gen 34:2–31When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
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