Genesis 23:9

The Passion Translation

to sell me the cave he owns at Machpelah on the edge of his land. Let him sell it to me publicly and at the full price, so that I may own it for a burial site.”

Cross References

Genesis 23:10

Now Ephron the Hittite was sitting there among his countrymen. He spoke up so all the Hittites who sat at the gate as elders of the city could hear him, and said,

Genesis 23:4

“I live as an alien and stranger among you. Sell me some of your property so I can use it as a burial site for my wife.”

Genesis 23:8

and he said to them, “If you are willing to allow my wife a proper burial, then please hear me out. On my behalf please persuade your countryman, Ephron the son of Zohar,

Genesis 25:10

They buried him next to his wife Sarah, in the same field that Abraham purchased from the Hittites.

Genesis 49:29

Afterward, Jacob sat on the side of his bed and instructed his sons with these words: “I am about to join my people in death. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave of the field of Ephron the Hittite—

Genesis 50:13

and carried his body to the land of Canaan. They buried him there in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, where Abraham had purchased a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.

Romans 12:17

Never hold a grudge or try to get even, but plan your life around the noblest way to benefit others.

Romans 13:8

Don’t owe anything to anyone, except your outstanding debt to continually love one another, for the one who learns to love has fulfilled every requirement of the law.