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Genesis 25:10

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8 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.

12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

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BSB
This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
KJV
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
WEB
the field which Abraham purchased from the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.
ASV
The field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
DARBY
the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
BLB
the field that Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
ÅB
den mark Abraham hadde kjøpt av Hets barn; der ble Abraham begravet slik som Sara, hans hustru.
OTB
marken Abraham hadde kjøpt fra sønnene til Het. Der ble Abraham begravet med sin kone Sara.
B1930
den mark Abraham hadde kjøpt av Hets barn; der blev Abraham begravet likesom Sara, hans hustru.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 23:16

    Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

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  • Genesis 49:31

    There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.

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