Genesis 23:18

New Living Translation

It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate.

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,

Genesis 23:10

Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town.

Genesis 23:19

Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron).

Genesis 25:9

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.

Genesis 34:20

and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.

Genesis 34:24

So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised.

Jeremiah 32:12

and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.