Genesis 23:15
“My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah,.... This clearly shows that Machpelah is the proper name of a place or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 23:1-20
- The Death of Sarah 2. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat-'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛, “Arba‘, four.” 8. עפרון…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver - Though the words is worth are not in the text, yet they are…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 23:3-15
Here is, I. The humble request which Abraham made to his neighbours, the Hittites, for a burying-place among them, Gen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
worth four hundred shekels of silver About £ 55. See note on Gen 20:16. On the Hebrew value of a shekel, cf. Exo 30:13;…