This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site.
Parallel translations
- WEB in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial place.
- KJV In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
- BSB The 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.
- NKJV in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.
- NASB in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
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Quick answer
Jacob specifies the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, the burial site Abraham bought from Ephron.
Overview
The careful detail underscores the legal and covenantal significance of this Canaanite ground purchased by Abraham. This plot was the family's tangible foothold in the land of promise. Jacob's desire to rest there expresses confident hope in God's pledge to give his offspring the whole land.
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Cross-references · 3
- Gen 23:8–9He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
- Gen 23:20The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.
- Gen 23:16–18Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.
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