Genesis 23:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“No, sir. Here in front of my people, I give you that land and the cave on it so that you can bury your wife.”

Cross References

Luke 19:24

Then the king said to the men who were watching, ‘Take the bag of money away from this servant and give it to the servant who earned ten bags of money.’

Isaiah 32:8

But a good leader plans good things to do, and that will make him a leader over other leaders.

Ruth 4:11

So all the elders and the people who were near the city gates said, “We are witnesses to all of this. And may the Lord bless this woman who is coming into your home to be like Rachel and Leah. They are the ones who had many children to make the people of Israel strong. And may you become powerful in the tribe of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem!

Ruth 4:9

Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.

Ruth 4:4

I decided to tell you about this in front of the people living here and in front of the elders of our people. If you want to pay the widow for the land and keep it in the family, then pay her for it. If you don’t want to buy the land, tell me, because I am the next one in the family who has the right to buy it. If you don’t buy the land from her, I will.” Naomi’s closest relative said, “I will buy the land from her.”

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. He sat there until the close relative he had told Ruth about passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come and sit here, friend.”

Deuteronomy 19:15

“If someone is accused of doing something against the law, one witness is not enough to prove that the person is guilty. There must be two or three witnesses to prove that the person really did wrong.

Deuteronomy 17:6

But no one should be punished with death if only one witness says that person did that evil thing. But if two or three witnesses say it is true, the person must be killed.

Numbers 35:30

“A killer should be put to death as a murderer only if there are witnesses. No one can be put to death if there is only one witness.

Genesis 23:6

“Sir, you are a great leader among us. You can have the best place we have to bury your dead. You can have any of our burying places that you want. None of us will stop you from burying your wife there.”

Genesis 23:12

Abraham bowed before the Hittites.