Genesis 23:8

New International Reader's Version

He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, then listen to me. Speak to Zohar’s son Ephron for me.

Cross References

Genesis 23:7

Then Abraham bowed down in front of the Hittites, the people of the land.

Genesis 23:9

Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah. It belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price. I want it as a place to bury my dead wife among you.”

Genesis 25:9

Abraham’s sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him. They put his body in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre. It was in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite.

1 Kings 2:17

So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon for a favor. He won’t say no to you. Ask him to give me Abishag from Shunem to be my wife.”

Hebrews 7:26

A high priest like that really meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn’t like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens.