Genesis 23:3

23:3 Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife ¹  and said to the sons of Heth, ² 

Genesis 23:16-20

23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ³  and weighed ⁴  out for him ⁵  the price ⁶  that Ephron had quoted ⁷  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ⁸ 

23:17 So Abraham secured ⁹  Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border, 23:18 as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city. ¹⁰ 

23:19 After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site ¹¹  from the sons of Heth.

Genesis 25:9

25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah ¹²  near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hethite.

Genesis 35:29

35:29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. ¹³  He died an old man who had lived a full life. ¹⁴  His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 47:30

47:30 but when I rest ¹⁵  with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph ¹⁶  said, “I will do as you say.”

Genesis 50:13

50:13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the field Abraham purchased as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.

Acts 7:16

7:16 and their bones ¹⁷  were later moved to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a certain sum of money ¹⁸  from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

[23:3]  ¹ tn Heb “And Abraham arose from upon the face of his dead.”

[23:3]  ² tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (also in vv. 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.

[23:16]  ³ tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”

[23:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “silver.”

[23:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.

[23:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “And it was conveyed.” The recipient, Abraham (mentioned in the Hebrew text at the beginning of v. 18) has been placed here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his city”; the referent (Ephron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “possession of a grave.”

[25:9]  ¹² sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18).

[35:29]  ¹³ tn Heb “and Isaac expired and died and he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[35:29]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “old and full of years.”

[47:30]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “lie down.” Here the expression “lie down” refers to death.

[47:30]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:16]  ¹⁷ tn “and they.”

[7:16]  ¹⁸ sn See Gen 49:29-32.