Genesis 23:17

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So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure

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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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Machpelah was a field and cave near Mamre, identified with Hebron in the land of Canaan, where Abraham lived as a resident alien. Its legal transfer to Abraham provided a burial place for Sarah and marked his first owned property in the land God had promised his descendants.

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Genesis 23:17 mentions Canaan, Hebron, Machpelah and Mamre.

Photo of Hebron — Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher