"Hear us, my lord; you are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our sepulchres; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, or hinder you from burying your dead."

Commentaries

5

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A mighty prince. —Hebrew, a prince of God. Compare to “wind of God” (Genesis 1:2); “wrestlings of God” ([Refe…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Thou art a mighty prince among us. The Hittites freely offer a burial place to Abraham wherever he might please to choose one. They testif…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Hear us, my lord
One of them spoke in the name of the rest, who calls Abraham not "our lord", but "my lord"; address…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be…

Loading related resources...