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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/genesis/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/genesis/23.htm">New International Version</a> Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nlt/genesis/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron). <a href="/esv/genesis/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/bsb/genesis/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/kjv/genesis/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nasb/genesis/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/lsb/genesis/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/amp/genesis/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah to the east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/csb/genesis/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/asv/genesis/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Abraham buried his wife Sarah in Machpelah Cave that was in the field <a href="/erv/genesis/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, Hebron). <a href="/gnt/genesis/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Abraham buried his wife Sarah in that cave in the land of Canaan. <a href="/isv/genesis/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave at the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/msb/genesis/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. <a href="/net/genesis/23.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/genesis/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. <a href="/wbt/genesis/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/genesis/23.htm">World English Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And after this Abraham has buried his wife Sarah at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which [is] Hebron), in the land of Canaan; <a href="/ylt/genesis/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And after this hath Abraham buried Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which is Hebron), in the land of Canaan; <a href="/slt/genesis/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before the face of Mamra: this is Hebron in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And so Abraham buried Sara his wife, in a double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So then, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the double cave of the field that overlooked Mamre. This is Hebron in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nabre/genesis/23.htm">New American Bible</a> After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah, facing Mamre—now Hebron—in the land of Canaan. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the double cave which is in the field before Mamre; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And after this, Abraham buried Sara his wife in the cave of Iphtha in the field that is next to Mamrey; this is Khebron that is in the land of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/genesis/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan. <a href="/parallel/genesis/23-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5165" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/23.htm">The Death and Burial of Sarah</a> …18to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. 19<a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: qā·ḇar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">buried</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">his wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: mə·‘ā·raṯ (N-fsc) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">the cave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śə·ḏêh (N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/4375.htm" title="4375: ham·maḵ·pê·lāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A place near Hebron. From kaphal; a fold; Makpelah, a place in Palestine.">at Machpelah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">near</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4471.htm" title="4471: mam·rê (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Pal., also an ally of Abraham. From mara'; lusty; Mamre, an Amorite.">Mamre</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">(that is,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: ḥeḇ·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">Hebron)</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.</a> 20So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9-10</a> His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. / This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. <a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29-32</a> Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. / The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. ... <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a> They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Acts 7:16</a> Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver. <a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a> By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13-16</a> All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ... <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15-17</a> for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. / I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. / Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.” <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ... <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a> And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Genesis 21:12</a> But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned. <a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a> And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death. <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27-29</a> Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. / And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. <a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30</a> but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” Joseph answered, “I will do as you have requested.” <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21-22</a> Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. / And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a> 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 dust shalt thou return.<a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9,10</a> 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 Mamre; … <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27-29</a> And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/23-18.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/15-15.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">East</a> <a href="/philippians/4-12.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Machpelah</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Mach-Pe'lah</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Mamre</a> <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/genesis/23-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/genesis/23-2.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/23-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/24-55.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Buried</a> <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Facing</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Machpelah</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Mach-Pe'lah</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Mamre</a> <a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/genesis/24-11.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 23</div>1. <a href="/genesis/23-1.htm">The age and death of Sarah.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/23-3.htm">The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;</a> 19. <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">where Sarah is buried.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>After this This phrase indicates a sequence of events following the negotiation between Abraham and Ephron the Hittite for the purchase of the burial site. It highlights the importance of proper burial practices in ancient cultures and the respect Abraham had for Sarah.Abraham buried his wife Sarah Abraham's act of burying Sarah demonstrates his deep love and respect for her. It also signifies the beginning of the patriarchal burial tradition in the Promised Land, establishing a family tomb. This act is a testament to the faith Abraham had in God's promise of the land to his descendants.in the cave of the field at Machpelah The cave of Machpelah becomes the first piece of the Promised Land owned by Abraham, symbolizing the initial fulfillment of God's promise. This site later becomes the burial place for other patriarchs and matriarchs, including Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah, making it a significant ancestral site.near Mamre (that is, Hebron) Mamre, identified with Hebron, is a location of great significance in Abraham's life. It is where he built an altar to the Lord and received the promise of a son. Hebron later becomes a major city in Israel's history, serving as King David's first capital.in the land of Canaan Canaan is the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. The burial of Sarah in Canaan underscores the faith Abraham had in God's promises, despite not yet possessing the land. It foreshadows the eventual inheritance of the land by the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. In this passage, he is depicted as a grieving husband who honors his wife by securing a burial place for her. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a> Abraham's wife, who passed away at the age of 127. Her death marks a significant moment in the account of the patriarchs, highlighting the importance of family and legacy. 3. <a href="/topical/c/cave_of_machpelah.htm">Cave of Machpelah</a> A burial site purchased by Abraham, which becomes the family tomb for the patriarchs and matriarchs. It signifies the first piece of the Promised Land owned by Abraham's descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mamre.htm">Mamre (Hebron)</a> A location in the land of Canaan, significant in the lives of the patriarchs. It is associated with God's promises and covenants with Abraham. 5. <a href="/topical/l/land_of_canaan.htm">Land of Canaan</a> The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. This event underscores the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise regarding the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Abraham's purchase of the burial site reflects his faith in God's promise of the land to his descendants. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when fulfillment seems distant. <a href="/topical/h/honoring_family_and_legacy.htm">Honoring Family and Legacy</a> Abraham's actions demonstrate the importance of honoring loved ones and preserving family heritage. Christians are called to respect and uphold family values and traditions. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_place.htm">The Significance of Place</a> The burial site at Machpelah becomes a symbol of God's faithfulness. Believers can find spiritual significance in places where they have experienced God's presence and promises. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_death.htm">Hope Beyond Death</a> The burial of Sarah in the Promised Land points to a hope beyond death, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the promise of eternal life through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 23</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_burial.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian burial?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_genesis_23_contradict_canaan's_inheritance.htm">Why does the narrative in Genesis 23 seem to contradict other passages suggesting Abraham freely inherited Canaan?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_burial_practices.htm">What does the Bible say about burial practices?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_graveyard_fear.htm">What does the Bible say about fearing graveyards?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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. ( B.C. 1500), though probably originating, earlier. (Sharpe's 'Egypt, vol. 1. p. 31); 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 the body turned on its left side, the right arm falling towards the left, and the fingers resting on the edge of a copper bowl, usually placed on the palm of the left hand (vide Rawlinson s 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 1. p. 87) - in the cave of the field of Machpelah before: Mamre. In which also in succession his own remains and those of Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah were deposited, Rachel alone of the great patriarchal family being absent. This last resting-place of Abraham and his sons, as of Sarah and her daughters, has been identified with Ramet-el-Kalil, an hour's journey to the north of Hebron (which is too distant), where the foundations of an ancient heathen temple are still pointed out as Abraham's house; but is more probably to be sought for in the Mohammedan mosque Haram, built of colossal blocks, and situated on the mountain slope of Hebron towards the east (Robinson, Thomson, Stanley, Tristram), which, after having been for 600 years hermetically sealed against Europeans, - only three during that period having gained access to it in disguise, - was visited in 1862 by the Prince of Wales and party (vide Stanley, 'Lectures on Jewish Church,' App. 2.). The same is Hebron in the land of Canaan (vide Ver. 2). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/23-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>After וְאַחֲרֵי־ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part this, כֵן֩ (ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus Abraham אַבְרָהָ֜ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation buried קָבַ֨ר (qā·ḇar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> To inter his wife אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female Sarah שָׂרָ֣ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the cave מְעָרַ֞ת (mə·‘ā·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> A cavern of the field שְׂדֵ֧ה (śə·ḏêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land at Machpelah הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה (ham·maḵ·pê·lāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4375.htm">Strong's 4375: </a> Machpelah -- a place near Hebron near עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Mamre מַמְרֵ֖א (mam·rê) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4471.htm">Strong's 4471: </a> Mamre -- a place in Palestine, also an ally of Abraham (that is, הִ֣וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Hebron) חֶבְר֑וֹן (ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah in the land בְּאֶ֖רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Canaan. כְּנָֽעַן׃ (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/23-19.htm">Genesis 23:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">OT Law: Genesis 23:19 After this Abraham buried Sarah his wife (Gen. 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