Genesis 23:10

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Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Hebron, in Canaan, was the area near Mamre where Abraham lived and where Machpelah lay. In this negotiation with Ephron, the cave and field at Machpelah matter because Abraham seeks a permanent burial place for Sarah, marking his first legal landholding in the promised land.

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Genesis 23:10 mentions Canaan, Hebron, Machpelah and Mamre.

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher