Genesis 23:13

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He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."

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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 near Mamre, was where Abraham lived as a resident alien and where Sarah had died. Machpelah was the nearby field and cave Abraham sought to purchase as a burial place, marking his first legal possession in the land God had promised his descendants.

Places in this passage

Genesis 23:13 mentions Canaan, Hebron, Machpelah and Mamre.

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher