TSK - GENESIS 23

  1  The age and death of Sarah.
 3  The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;
19  where Sarah is buried.


VERSE 1
- A.M. 2144.  B.C. 1860.  Sarah.
  It is worthy of remark, that Sarah is the only woman whose
  age, death, and burial are distinctly noted in the Sacred
  writings.

- an.
   * Ge 17:17


VERSE 2 
 - Kirjath-arba.
   * :19; 13:18 Nu 13:22 Jos 10:39; 14:14,15; 20:7 Jud 1:10 1Sa 20:31
   * 2Sa 2:11; 5:3,5 1Ch 6:57
- came.
  For the convenience of feeding his numerous flocks, Abraham
  had several places of temporary residence; and it is likely,
  that while he sojourned at Beer-sheba, as we find he did from
  ver. 19 of the preceding chapter, Sarah died at Hebron, which
  was 24 miles distant.

- mourn.
   * Ge 27:41; 50:10 Nu 20:29 De 34:8 1Sa 28:3 2Sa 1:12,17 2Ch 35:25
   * Jer 22:10,18 Eze 24:16-18 Joh 11:31,35 Ac 8:2


VERSE 3 
 - Heth.
   * :5,7; 10:15; 25:10; 27:46; 49:30 1Sa 26:6 2Sa 23:39


VERSE 4 
 - stranger.
   * Ge 17:8; 47:9 Le 25:23 1Ch 29:15 Ps 39:12; 105:12,13; 119:19
   * Heb 11:9,13-16 1Pe 2:11
- buryingplace.
   * Ge 3:19; 49:30; 50:13 Job 30:23 Ec 6:3; 12:5,7 Ac 7:5
- bury.
   * :19

VERSE 5


VERSE 6 
 - my lord.
   * Ge 18:12; 24:18,35; 31:35; 32:4,5,18; 42:10; 44:5,8 Ex 32:22 Ru 2:13
- a mighty prince.  Heb. a prince of God.
   * Ge 21:22 Isa 45:14 1Jo 3:1,2
- prince.
   * Ge 13:2; 14:14; 24:35

VERSE 7
    * Ge 18:2; 19:1 Pr 18:24 Ro 12:17,18 Heb 12:14 1Pe 3:8


VERSE 8 
 - intreat.
   * 1Ki 2:17 Lu 7:3,4 Heb 7:26 1Jo 2:1,2


VERSE 9 
 - much money.  Heb. full money.
   * Ro 12:17; 13:8


VERSE 10 
 - dwelt.
  Or, sitting (as the word frequently denotes) among the
  children of Heth, at the gate of the city, where all public
  business was transacted.  Ephron, though a chief man, might
  have been personally unknown to Abraham; but now he answers
  for himself, making a free tender of the field and cave to
  Abraham, in the presence of all the people, which amounted to
  a legal conveyance to the Patriarch.

- audience.  Heb. ears.  all that.
   * :18; 34:20,24 Ru 4:1-4 Job 29:7 Isa 28:6
- his.
   * Ge 24:10 Mt 9:1 Lu 2:3,4


VERSE 11 
 - my lord.
   * :6 2Sa 24:20-24 1Ch 21:22-24 Isa 32:8
- in the.
   * :18 Nu 35:30 De 17:6; 19:15 Ru 4:1,4,9,11 Jer 32:7-12 Lu 19:24


VERSE 12 
 - See
   * :7; 18:2; 19:1


VERSE 13 
 - I will.
   * Ge 14:22,23 2Sa 24:24 Ac 20:35 Ro 13:8 Php 4:5-8 Col 4:5 Heb 13:5

VERSE 14


VERSE 15 
 - is worth.
  Though the words 'is worth' are not in the Text, yet they are
  clearly implied, to adapt the Hebrew to the English idiom.  A
  shekel, according to the general opinion, was equal in value
  to about 2s. 6d. of our money, but according to Dr. Prideaux,
  3s. English.  In those early times, money was given in weight;
  for it is said (ver. 16.) that 'Abraham weighed,' wayishkal,
  the silver; and hence, we find that it was a certain weight
  which afterwards passed as a current coin; for the word shekel
  is not only used to denote a piece of sliver, but also to
  weigh.

- shekels.
   * Ex 30:15 Eze 45:12


VERSE 16 
 - weighed.
   * Ge 43:21 Ezr 8:25-30 Job 28:15 Jer 32:9 Zec 11:12 Mt 7:12 Ro 13:8
   * Php 4:8 1Th 4:6
- four.
   * :15 Ex 30:13 Eze 45:12


VERSE 17 
 - the field.
   * :20; 25:9; 49:30-32; 50:13 Ac 7:16
- made sure.
   * :20 Ru 4:7-10 Ps 112:5 Jer 32:7-14 Mt 10:16 Eph 5:15 Col 4:5


VERSE 18 
 - all.
   * Ge 34:20 Ru 4:1 Jer 32:12

VERSE 19
    * Ge 3:19; 25:9,10; 35:27-29; 47:30; 49:29-32; 50:13,25 Job 30:23 Ec 6:3
   * Ec 12:5,7


VERSE 20 
 - were.
   * Ru 4:7-10 2Sa 24:24 Jer 32:10,11
- for a.
   * Ge 25:9; 49:31,32; 50:5,13,24,25 2Ki 21:18



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