ACTS—NOTE ON Acts 7:16 the tomb that Abraham had bought... from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. It was actually Jacob who bought land “from the sons of Hamor” in Shechem (Genesis 33:19), and this is where Joseph was buried (Joshua 24:32). Stephen may have been using the name “Abraham” to refer to all of Abraham’s family or descendants, including Jacob (compare Hebrews 7:9). Another possible explanation is that Abraham had earlier bought the same piece of land when he built an altar in Shechem (Genesis 12:6), but Jacob later had to repurchase it (compare Genesis 21:27 with Genesis 26:23).

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