Genesis 23:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

The field

Acts 7:16

Made sure

Colossians 4:5

General references

Genesis 49:31

Bible References

The field

And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.

And Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, put him to rest in the hollow rock of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, near Mamre;

In the rock in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham got from Ephron the Hittite, to be his resting-place.

For they took him into the land of Canaan and put him to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah, which Abraham got with the field, for a resting-place, from Ephron the Hittite at Mamre.

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Made sure

And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.

Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel.

All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

See, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your father's brother, will come to you and say, Give the price and get for yourself my property in Anathoth: for you have the right of the nearest relation.

See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

General references

There Abraham and Sarah his wife were put to rest, and there they put Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I put Leah to rest.