GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:1 Upon the death of Sarah, Abraham buys a cave in Hebron as a burial place. By acquiring this land, Abraham confirms that his descendants are to be associated with the land of Canaan, as God had already promised (Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:14; Genesis 15:18). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:2 KIRIATH-ARBA means “town of four” (see Joshua 14:15). It was later known as HEBRON (see Judges 1:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:4 A SOJOURNER AND FOREIGNER AMONG YOU. Despite God’s repeated promises that Abraham’s descendants will possess all the land of Canaan, after 62 years in the land Abraham has no permanent location to call his own. The NT explains that Abraham chose to go on living in tents... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:6 The Hittites recognize Abraham’s special relationship with God and give him the title PRINCE OF GOD. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:10 Although EPHRON is present, Abraham seeks permission from the Hittite population as a whole—either because Abraham himself was not a Hittite or because the transfer of property required the involvement of a third party. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:11 Although Ephron first offers the field and cave to Abraham for free, this may not have been his true intention. The second time he offers it, he casually mentions what he would consider a fair price (v. Genesis 23:15). It is important that Abraham buy the property becau... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:17 MAMRE. See note on 13:18. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 23:20 Abraham’s purchase of the FIELD and CAVE meant that his descendants would always own this land. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Rebekah, and Leah would later be buried in this cave. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]