Genesis 23:11

Free Bible Version

“No, my lord,” he said. “Please listen to me. I give you the field and the cave that is there. I give it to you and my people are my witnesses. Please go and bury your dead.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:12

Abraham bowed low before the local people,

Genesis 23:18

This all became Abraham's property, and the transaction was witnessed by the Hittites who were there at the town gate.

Genesis 23:6

“Listen, my lord, you are a highly-respected prince among us. Choose the very best of our burial sites to bury your dead. None of us will say no to you.”

Isaiah 32:8

But noble people act unselfishly; they keep to their principles of generosity.

Numbers 35:30

If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be executed based on the evidence given by witnesses, plural. No one is to be executed based on the evidence given by a single witness.

Luke 19:24

The king told those who were standing beside him, ‘Take the money away from him, and give it to the one who made ten times as much.’

Deuteronomy 17:6

That person is to be executed based on the evidence given by two or three witnesses. No one shall be executed on the evidence given by a single witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15

The evidence given by a single witness is not enough to prove a sin or a crime against someone, never mind what offense they are alleged to have committed. The facts must be confirmed by the evidence given by two or three witnesses.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the town gate, and sat down there. The family redeemer that Boaz had mentioned happened to pass by, so Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down.” The man came over and sat down.

Ruth 4:11

The elders and all the people present at the town gate said, “Yes, we are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah who between them gave birth to the people of Israel. May you become prosperous in Ephrathah, and famous in Bethlehem.

Ruth 4:4

I decided I should tell you in case you want to buy it here in the presence of these elders of the people. If you want to redeem it, then go ahead. But if you don't, then tell me so I'll know, because you are first in line to redeem it, and I'm next.” “I want to redeem it,” said the family redeemer.

Ruth 4:9

Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people present, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion.