Genesis 23:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land. So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.

Cross References

Zechariah 11:12

Then I said, “If you want to pay me, pay me. If not, don’t!” So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.

Jeremiah 32:9

I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out 17 shekels of silver for him.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

Never wrong any of your fellow believers or cheat them in this way. The Lord will punish those who do that. We have already told you this and warned you about it.

Philippians 4:8

Brothers and sisters, continue to think about what is good and worthy of praise. Think about what is true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.

Romans 13:8

You should owe nothing to anyone, except that you will always owe love to each other. The person who loves others has done all that the law commands.

Matthew 7:12

“Do for others what you would want them to do for you. This is the meaning of the Law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.

Ezekiel 45:12

A shekel must equal 20 gerahs. A mina must equal 60 shekels. It must be equal to 20 shekels plus 25 shekels plus 15 shekels.

Job 28:15

You cannot buy wisdom with even the purest gold. There’s not enough silver in the world to pay for it.

Exodus 30:13

Each man who is counted must pay 1/2 shekel of silver. (That is 1/2 shekel by the official measure. This shekel weighs 20 gerahs.) This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.

Genesis 43:21

On the way home, we opened our sacks and found our money in every sack. We don’t know how it got there, but we brought that money with us to give it back to you. And we have brought more money to pay for the food that we want to buy this time.”

Genesis 23:15

“Sir, listen to me. Ten pounds of silver mean nothing to you or me. Take the land and bury your dead wife.”

Acts 7:16

Later, their bodies were moved to Shechem, where they were put in a tomb. It was the same tomb that Abraham had bought in Shechem from the sons of Hamor. He paid them with silver.

Genesis 49:29

Then Israel gave them a command. He said, “When I die, I want to be with my people. I want to be buried with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 50:13

They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah. This was the cave near Mamre in the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite. Abraham bought that cave to use as a burial place.

2 Samuel 14:26

At the end of every year, Absalom cut the hair from his head and weighed it. The hair weighed about five pounds.

Jeremiah 32:10

I signed the deed and had a copy of the deed sealed up. I got some men to witness what I had done, and I weighed out the silver on the scales.

2 Samuel 24:24

But the king said to Araunah, “No! I must pay you for everything. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of silver.