Gen 23 | TSK | STEP | The age and death of Sarah. The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah; where Sarah is buried. A.M. 2144. B.C. 1860. Sarah.It is worthy of remark, that Sarah is the only woman whose age, death, and burial are distinctly noted in the Sacred writings. an.

Genesis 23

1 The age and death of Sarah.

3 The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;

19 where Sarah is buried.

A.M. 2144. B.C. 1860. Sarah.It is worthy of remark, that Sarah is the only woman whose age, death, and burial are distinctly noted in the Sacred writings.

an.

17:17

Kirjath-arba.

19; 13:18; Nu 13:22; Jos 10:39; 14:14,15; 20:7; Jud 1:10; 1Sa 20:31

2Sa 2:11; 5:3,5; 1Ch 6:57

came.For the convenience of feeding his numerous flocks, Abraham had several places of temporary residence; and it is likely, that while he sojourned at Beer-sheba, as we find he did from ver. 19 of the preceding chapter, Sarah died at Hebron, which was 24 miles distant.

mourn.

27:41; 50:10; Nu 20:29; De 34:8; 1Sa 28:3; 2Sa 1:12,17; 2Ch 35:25

Jer 22:10,18; Eze 24:16-18; Joh 11:31,35; Ac 8:2

Heth.

5,7; 10:15; 25:10; 27:46; 49:30; 1Sa 26:6; 2Sa 23:39

stranger.

17:8; 47:9; Le 25:23; 1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12; 105:12,13; 119:19

Heb 11:9,13-16; 1Pe 2:11

buryingplace.

3:19; 49:30; 50:13; Job 30:23; Ec 6:3; 12:5,7; Ac 7:5

bury.

my lord.

18:12; 24:18,35; 31:35; 32:4,5,18; 42:10; 44:5,8; Ex 32:22; Ru 2:13

a mighty prince. Heb. a prince of God.

21:22; Isa 45:14; 1Jo 3:1,2

prince.

13:2; 14:14; 24:35

18:2; 19:1; Pr 18:24; Ro 12:17,18; Heb 12:14; 1Pe 3:8

intreat.

1Ki 2:17; Lu 7:3,4; Heb 7:26; 1Jo 2:1,2

much money. Heb. full money.

Ro 12:17; 13:8

dwelt.Or, sitting (as the word frequently denotes) among the children of Heth, at the gate of the city, where all public business was transacted. Ephron, though a chief man, might have been personally unknown to Abraham; but now he answers for himself, making a free tender of the field and cave to Abraham, in the presence of all the people, which amounted to a legal conveyance to the Patriarch.

audience. Heb. ears. all that.

18; 34:20,24; Ru 4:1-4; Job 29:7; Isa 28:6

his.

24:10; Mt 9:1; Lu 2:3,4

my lord.

6; 2Sa 24:20-24; 1Ch 21:22-24; Isa 32:8

in the.

18; Nu 35:30; De 17:6; 19:15; Ru 4:1,4,9,11; Jer 32:7-12; Lu 19:24

7; 18:2; 19:1

I will.

14:22,23; 2Sa 24:24; Ac 20:35; Ro 13:8; Php 4:5-8; Col 4:5; Heb 13:5

is worth.Though the words "is worth" are not in the Text, yet they are clearly implied, to adapt the Hebrew to the English idiom. A shekel, according to the general opinion, was equal in value to about 2s. 6d. of our money, but according to Dr. Prideaux, 3s. English. In those early times, money was given in weight; for it is said (ver. 16.) that "Abraham weighed," {wayishkal,} the silver; and hence, we find that it was a certain weight which afterwards passed as a current coin; for the word shekel is not only used to denote a piece of sliver, but also to weigh.

shekels.

Ex 30:15; Eze 45:12

weighed.

43:21; Ezr 8:25-30; Job 28:15; Jer 32:9; Zec 11:12; Mt 7:12; Ro 13:8

Php 4:8; 1Th 4:6

four.

15; Ex 30:13; Eze 45:12

the field.

20; 25:9; 49:30-32; 50:13; Ac 7:16

made sure.

20; Ru 4:7-10; Ps 112:5; Jer 32:7-14; Mt 10:16; Eph 5:15; Col 4:5

all.