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Verse Genesis 23:13. _IF THOU_ WILT GIVE IT] Instead of, if thou _wilt
give_ _it_, we should read, But if thou _wilt sell it, I will give
thee_ _money for the field_; כסף keseph, silver, not _coined_...
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- The Death of Sarah
2. ארבע קרית _qı̂ryat_-_'arba‛_, “Qirjath-arba‘, city
of Arba.” ארבע _'arba‛_, “Arba‘, four.”
8. עפרון _‛__eprôn_, “‘Ephron, of the dust, or resembling
a calf.”...
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CHAPTER 23 THE DEATH OF SARAH
_ 1. Sarah dies (Genesis 23:1)_
2. The grave obtained (Genesis 23:3)
3. The burial of Sarah (Genesis 23:19)
We call the attention to the typical meaning of the death
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GENESIS 23. ABRAHAM PURCHASES THE CAVE OF MACHPELAH AS A BURYING-PLACE
OF SARAH. This chapter belongs to P, as is shown by its legal
precision and the wordiness of its style, by numerous characteristi...
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WILT GIVE. Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ Supply "hast given" from
Genesis 23:11....
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_But if thou wilt_ Abraham answers in short, broken sentences,
acknowledging the generous offer, but insisting on the payment of the
price. Here, however, he makes an offer for "the field," not merely...
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PART THIRTY-FIVE
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: HIS PROVISIONS FOR POSTERITY
Genesis 23:1 to Genesis 25:18
1. _Provision of a Burial Place_ (Genesis 23:1-20)
1 And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven
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_AND ABRAHAM BOWED DOWN HIMSELF BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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23:13 for (c-28) Lit. 'of.'...
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DEATH OF SARAH AND PURCHASE OF THE BURYINGPLACE OF MACHPELAH BY
ABRAHAM
This section is from the Priestly source and dwells on the legal
transaction....
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IN THE AUDIENCE OF THE PEOPLE] The Hittites were thus witnesses to the
agreement....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 23
ABRAHAM BUYS A FIELD
V1 Sarah lived for 127 years. That was the number of years of her
life. V2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba in the country that...
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BUT IF THOU WILT GIVE IT, I PRAY THEE, HEAR ME. — Heb., _But if thou
wilt, I pray thee, hear me._ It expresses simply a strong desire that
Ephron will listen to and grant his next request....
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וַ יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל ־עֶפְרֹ֜ון בְּ
אָזְנֵ֤י עַם
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PURCHASE OF MACHPELAH
Genesis 23:1
IT may be supposed to be a needless observation that our life is
greatly influenced by the fact that it speedily and certainly ends in
death. But it might be intere...
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ABRAHAM BUYS A BURIAL PLACE
Genesis 23:1
Death is an ever-constant monitor that this world is not our home. We
rise up from before our dead to confess that we are only strangers and
sojourners on the...
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We now see Abraham in the midst of personal sorrow, which reveals his
character in a remarkable way.
Sarah, who had ever been to him a princess, was now taken from his
side, which meant the loss of th...
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SARAH'S DEATH
Sarah died in Kirjath Arba, which was known to the Jews as Hebron, at
the age of one hundred twenty-seven (Genesis 23:1-2). Peter considers
her to be the mother of all faithful women who...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, AND 24.
But on this introduction of the heir, he necessarily becomes the main
subject; and chapter 22 opens with it: "It came to pass after these
thin...
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AND HE SPAKE UNTO EPHRON IN THE AUDIENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
LAND,.... He addressed himself to Ephron who spoke last, with an
audible voice, so that all could hear him:
SAYING, BUT IF THOU [WILT GIV...
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_And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land,
saying, But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee, hear me: I will give
thee money for the field; take [it] of me, and I will bury my...
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_I will give thee money_ Abraham was rich in silver and gold, and
therefore thought it unjust to take advantage of Ephron's generosity.
Perhaps, also, there may be weight in Le Clerc's observation: “T...
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1 The age and death of Sarah.
3 The purchase of Machpelah,
19 where Sarah was buried.
1 AND Sarah was an hundred and seuen and twenty yeeres olde: these
were the yeeres of the life of Sarah.
2 And...
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The Purchase of Machpelah...
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land,
saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give
thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead...
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ELEVENTH SECTION
_The sorrows and joys of Abraham’s domestic life. The account and
genealogy of those at home. Sarah’s death. Her burial-place at
Hebron; the seed of the future inheritance of Canaan....
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THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF SARAH
The time arrives for Sarah's death at the age of 127 years. This
illustrates another lesson as regards the aftermath of the sacrifice
of the Lord Jesus. Sarah is typical...
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1-13 The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God
that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot
enter. Blessed be his name, that even death cannot part believer...
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BUT IF THOU WILT GIVE IT; it is a short speech, and something must be
supplied; either _if thou_ wilt give or resign it to me; or, _if thou_
be the man of whom I speak; for though Abraham knew his nam...
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This little section of inspiration furnishes much sweet and profitable
instruction to the soul. In it the Holy Spirit sets before us a
beautiful exhibition of the mode in which the man of faith should...
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‘And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land, and
he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying,
“But if you will, I pray you, hear me. I will give the price of...
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CONTENTS: Death of Sarah. Burial in cave of Machpelah.
CHARACTERS: Sarah, Abraham, sons of Heth, Ephron.
CONCLUSION: Although the man of faith knows that in the resurrection
glory he shall be heir to...
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Genesis 23:4. _A burying-place._ Abraham believed in a future state;
therefore he, as well as the other patriarchs, buried his dead.
Joseph, actuated by this belief, gave commandment for his bones to...
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_Abraham buried Sarah his wife_
ABRAHAM BURYING HIS DEAD
I. CONSIDER HIM AS A MAN.
II. CONSIDER HIM AS A MAN OF BUSINESS.
1. His independence (Genesis 23:4; Genesis 23:6).
2. His exactness ...
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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...
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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...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 23:3. Stood up from before his dead.] “Abraham must be
thought of as ‘weeping over the face’ of Sarah (2 Kings 13:14),
and he rise sup _from the face of his dead._” (_Alford.)...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 23:1
AND SARAH WAS AN HUNDRED AND SEVEN AND TWENTY YEARS OLD (literally,
and _the lives of Sarah were an hundred and twenty and seven years_);_
_so that Isaac must have been thirty...
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And so Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years old. And she died in
Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham
came to mourn for Sarah (Genesis 23:1-2),
Now evidently Abrah...
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I will. Genesis 14:22 Genesis 14:23 2 Samuel 24:24 Acts 20:35 Romans
13:
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I will give thee money for the field — It was not in pride that
Abraham refused the gift; but In justice. Abraham was rich in silver
and gold, and therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's
genero...