Genesis 23:17 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

So Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Before Mamre. —That is, opposite to it. The Haram where the bodies of Abraham and Sarah lie is situated on the eastern side of the…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the field of Ephron, which [was] in Machpelah This clearly shows that Machpelah is the proper name of a place or trac…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Prudence, as well as justice, directs us to be fair and open in our dealings; cheating bargains will not bear the light. Abraham, without fraud or …