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Genesis Chapter 23

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GENESIS

Genesis 23

1When Sarah was an hundreth twentie and seuen yeere olde (so long liued she).
Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:17
2Then Sarah dyed in Kiriath-arba: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. and Abraham came to mourne for Sarah and to weepe for her.
Genesis 23:19, Genesis 23:19, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 13:18, 1 Chronicles 6:57
3Then Abraham rose vp from the sight of his corps, and talked with the Hittites, saying,
Genesis 10:15, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 23:5, 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 23:39
4I am a stranger, and a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.
Hebrews 11:9, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Hebrews 11:9, 1 Chronicles 29:15, Genesis 17:8
5Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
6Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.
Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 21:22
7Then Abraham stoode vp, and bowed him selfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.
Genesis 18:2, Romans 12:17, Romans 12:18, Genesis 19:1, 1 Peter 3:8
8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,
1 Kings 2:17, 1 John 2:1, 1 John 2:2, Genesis 25:9, Luke 7:3
9That he would giue me ye caue of Machpelah, which he hath in the ende of his field: that he would giue it me for as much money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you.
Romans 12:17, Romans 13:8, Romans 12:17, Romans 13:8
10(For Ephron dwelt among the Hittites) Then Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of all the Hittites that went in at the gates of his citie, saying,
Genesis 34:20, Genesis 34:24, Genesis 34:20, Genesis 34:24, Genesis 23:18
11No, my Lord, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.
Luke 19:24, Isaiah 32:8, Luke 19:24, Isaiah 32:8, Deuteronomy 19:15
12Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land,
Genesis 19:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 18:2
13And spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying, Seeing thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare me, I will giue the price of the fielde: receiue it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Acts 20:35, Romans 13:8, Colossians 4:5, Hebrews 13:5, Philippians 4:5
14Ephron then answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
15My lord, hearken vnto me: ye land is worth foure hundreth shekels of siluer: what is that betweene me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Ezekiel 45:12, Ezekiel 45:12, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:13
16So Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and Abraham weyed to Ephron the siluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hundreth siluer shekels of currant money among marchants.
Zechariah 11:12, Jeremiah 32:9, Zechariah 11:12, Jeremiah 32:9, Ezekiel 45:12
17So the fielde of Ephron which was in Machpelah, and ouer against Mamre, euen the field and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, which were in all the borders round about, was made sure
Genesis 25:9, Genesis 50:13, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 50:13, Genesis 23:20
18Vnto Abraham for a possession, in ye sight of the Hittites, euen of all that went in at the gates of his citie.
Jeremiah 32:12, Genesis 34:20, Ruth 4:1, Jeremiah 32:12, Genesis 34:20
19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the caue of the fielde of Machpelah ouer against Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 3:19, Genesis 25:9, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:32
20Thus the fielde and the caue, that is therein, was made sure vnto Abraham for a possession of buriall by the Hittites.
Ruth 4:7, Ruth 4:10, Jeremiah 32:10, Jeremiah 32:14, Ruth 4:7

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