Genesis 23:19

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
after	וְאַחֲרֵי ve.'a.cha.rei-	H310	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct
this	כֵן֩ khen	H3651	properly · adverb
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
buried	קָבַ֨ר ka.Var	H6912	to inter · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Sarah	שָׂרָ֣ה sa.Rah	H8283	Sarah · proper noun, a woman's name
wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ 'ish.To	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
cave	מְעָרַ֞ת me.'a.Rat	H4631	a cavern (as dark) · noun, common feminine singular construct
field	שְׂדֵ֧ה se.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Machpelah	הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה ha.makh.pe.Lah	H4375	Makpelah · definite article + proper noun, a place name
before	פְּנֵ֥י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Mamre	מַמְרֵ֖א mam.Re'	H4471	Mamre · proper noun, a place name
Hebron	חֶבְר֑וֹן chev.Ron	H2275	Chebron · proper noun, a place name
land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Canaan	כְּנָֽעַן ke.Na.'an	H3667	Kenaan · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto…
Genesis 25:9-10 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mam…
Genesis 35:27-29 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
Genesis 47:30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast…
Genesis 49:29-32 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Eph…
Genesis 50:13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field…
Genesis 50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
Job 30:23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:16–end

We have here the conclusion of the treaty between Abraham and Ephron about the burying-place. The bargain was publicly made before all the neighbours, in the presence and audience of the sons of Heth, Gen 23:16, Gen 23:17. Note, Prudence, as well as justice, directs us to be fair, and open, and above-board, in our dealings. Fraudulent contracts hate the light, and choose to be clandestine; but those that design honestly in their bargains care not who are witnesses to them. Our law countenances sales made in market - overt, and by deed enrolled. Observe, 1. Abraham, without fraud, covin, or further delay, pays the money, Gen 23:16. He pays it readily, without hesitation, - pays it in full, wi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 23:19

Abraham buried Sarah--Thus he got possession of Machpelah and deposited the remains of his lamented partner in a family vault which was the only spot of ground he owned. Next: Genesis Chapter 24

Adam Clarke on Genesis 23:17

All the trees that were in the field - It is possible that all these were specified in the agreement.

John Gill on Genesis 23:19

And after this,.... After this affair was over, the bargain struck, the money paid, and possession secured: Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre; and here he himself was buried, and also Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Leah, Genesis 25:9. Benjamin of Tudela (h) says, in his time (who lived in the latter end of the twelfth century), in the field of Machpelah was a city or town, and in it a large temple called Saint Abraham, where were shown the sepulchres of the six persons before mentioned, and inscriptions over each of them, showing whose they were; and that at the end of the field was the house of Abraham, and before the house a fountain, and…

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The Church Fathers

This is the lodging place of the Lord, where an oak branch at Mamre Covered the pastoral roof of the ancient seer; in this hospice Sarah laughed at the joy of bearing a child in her old age And at the faith her venerable husband could have in the marvel. Abraham purchased a field wherein he might bury his wife's bones, Inasmuch as justice and faith on the earth dwell as strangers: This is the cave for which he expended a great sum of money, To prepare a fit resting place for his wife's holy ashes.
— Prudentius, SCENES FROM SACRED HISTORY 4-5

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Burial — The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial-place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron “four…
Funeral — Burying was among the Jews the only mode of disposing of corpses (Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 35:8, 9, etc.). The first traces of burning the dead are found in 1 Sam. 31:12. The burning of the body was affixed…
Gardens — Mentioned in Scripture, of Eden (Gen. 2:8, 9); Ahab’s garden of herbs (1 Kings 21:2); the royal garden (2 Kings 21:18); the royal garden at Susa (Esther 1:5); the garden of Joseph of Arimathea (John…
Hebron — A community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It was built…
Hittits — (descendans of Heth), The, the nation descended from Cheth (Authorized Version Heth), the second son of Canaan. Abraham bought from the “children of Heth” the field and the cave of Machpelah,…
Machpelah — Portion; double cave, the cave which Abraham bought, together with the field in which it stood, from Ephron the Hittite, for a family burying-place (Gen. 23). It is one of those Bible localities…
Mamre — Manliness. (1.) An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24). (2.) The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Gen. 23:17, 19; 35:27); called also…
Tomb — From the burial of Sarah in the cave of Machpelah, (Genesis 23:19) to the funeral rites prepared for Dorcas, (Acts 9:37) there is no mention of any sarcophagus, or even coffin, in any Jewish burial.…
Burial · Places used for: Natural caves

Genesis 23:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 23:19

Adam Clarke on Genesis 23:17

John Gill on Genesis 23:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 23:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 23:19

Adam Clarke on Genesis 23:17

John Gill on Genesis 23:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 23:16–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 23:17-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 23:16-20

Rashi on Genesis 23:18