Genèse 23:16-20, Genèse 23:9 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:1-20

The death and burial of Sarah. I. THE DEATH OF SARAH . 1. The mournful event . The death of— 2. The attendant circumstances . Sarah died— II. THE BURIAL OF SARAH . 1. The days of mourning . "Abraham came to mourn and to weep for Sarah." The sorrow of the patriarch was— 2. The purchase of a grave . Here may be noted— 3. The last rites of sepulture . " After this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah;"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:16

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron (either as knowing that the price he asked was reasonable, or as being in no humor to bargain with him on the subject); and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver ,—"Even this is still common; for although coins have now a definite name, size, and value, yet every merchant carries a small apparatus by which he weighs each coin to see that it has not been tampered with by Jewish Clippers"— which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth (the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:17-18

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah ,—here the word is used as a proper name ( vide supra ) — which was before Mamre,— לִפְגֵי over against (Lange), to the east of (Keil), the oak grove— the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about ,—"In like manner the operations in the contract are just such as are found in modern deeds. It is not enough that you purchase a well-known lot; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:19

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife —with what funeral rites can only be conjectured. Monumental evidence attests that the practice of embalming the dead existed in Egypt in the reign of Amunophth I ., though probably originating, earlier.; and an examination of the Mugheir vaults for burying the dead shows that among the early Chaldaeans it was customary to place the corpse upon a matting of reed spread upon a brick floor, the head being pillowed on a single sun-dried brick, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:19-20

The death and burial of Sarah. I. TRUE RELIGION SANCTIFIES NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS . Those who know themselves blessed of God do not only feel that their human affections are precious and true, but do, in obedience to his will, preserve the greatest respect for their bodily frame, and for their dead who died in the Lord, and whose dust is committed tenderly to his keeping. II. THE PEOPLE OF GOD WERE UPHELD BY FAITH IN THEIR CARE FOR THE DEAD . They looked... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:20

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the sons of Heth . The palpable discrepancy between the statements of the Hebrew historian in this chapter concerning the patriarchal sepulcher and those of the Christian orator when addressing the Jewish Sanhedrim ( Acts 7:16 ) has been well characterized as praegravis quaedam et perardua, et quorundam judicio inextricabilis quaestio (Pererius). Of course the Gordian knot of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:20

Lessons from the sepulcher. "And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place." Abraham's first and only possession in Canaan, a sepulcher. The importance of the par-chase appears in the careful narrative of the transaction. For himself he was content to live as a stranger and pilgrim (cf. 1 Peter 5:7 ); but Sarah's death led him to acquire a burying-place. Declining the offer to use any of the sepulchers of the people of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 23:1-20

- The Death of Sarah2. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat-'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛, “Arba‘, four.”8. עפרון ‛eprôn, “‘Ephron, of the dust, or resembling a calf.” צחר tshochar, “Tsochar, whiteness.”9. מכפלה makpêlâh, “Makpelah, doubled.”The death and burial of Sarah are here recorded. This occasions the purchase of the field of Makpelah, in the cave of which is her sepulchre.Genesis 23:1-2Sarah is the only woman whose age is recorded in Scripture. She meets with this distinction as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 23:20

Genesis 23:20. A burying-place It is worth noting, 1st, That a burying-place was the first spot of ground Abraham was possessed of in Canaan. 2d, That it was the only piece of land he was ever possessed of, though it was all his own in reversion. Those that have least of this earth find a grave in it. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 23:1-20

Further expressions of faith (22:20-23:20)While Abraham was establishing his family in Canaan, the family of his brother Nahor in Mesopotamia was growing. The writer records this growth to introduce Rebekah, the future wife of Isaac (20-24).Back in Canaan, Abraham moved from Beersheba to Hebron, and there Sarah died (23:1-2). Though God had promised the whole of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants, Abraham still owned no land there. The death of Sarah gave him an opportunity to buy a piece of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 23:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 23:1-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 23:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 23:1-20

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