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Genesis 23:1-16 (NLT)

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¹ When Sarah was 127 years old, ² she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. ³ Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, ⁴ "Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial." ⁵ The Hittites replied to Abraham, ⁶ "Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way." ⁷ Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites and said, ⁸ "Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar ⁹ to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family." ¹⁰ Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. ¹¹ "No, my lord," he said to Abraham, "please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead." ¹² Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, ¹³ and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. "No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there." ¹⁴ Ephron answered Abraham, ¹⁵ "My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead." ¹⁶

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)
(v. 15) Genesis 23 - The Death of Sarah (2014-05-15)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 2) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 3) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 4) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 5) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 6) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 7) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 8) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 9) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 10) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 11) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 12) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 13) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 14) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 14) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 15) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 15) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 16) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)
(v. 16) Teachers Worship: Genesis 23 (2014-05-17)

Definition(s):
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Sarah (Seh-ra): lady; princess; princess of the multitude
Zohar (Zoh-har): white; bright; dryness
Hittites (Hitt-ights):
Kiriath-arba (Kirr-ee-ath-ar-ba):
So (Soh):