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Genesis 23:4

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"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."

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Maps for this passage

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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Places in this passage

Genesis 23:4 mentions Canaan, Hebron, Machpelah and Mamre.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Hebron · Dr. Avishai Teicher
Machpelah · Djampa
Mamre · Yywilk

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