So Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
the field Abraham had bought from the Hittites. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite,
but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.” “I will do as you say,” he said.
They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a certain sum of money.
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.