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A Down Payment on a Promise
Commentators explain that this transaction was more than a simple land purchase. By legally securing a burial plot, Abraham established the first piece of property for his descendants in the Promised Land. This act served as a tangible 'pledge and earnest' of God's promise that his offspring would one day possess all of Canaan.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 23:1–20
18th Century
Theologian
- ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 23:20
19th Century
Bishop
Were made sure unto Abraham. —For the difficulties connected with St. Stephen’s apparent confusion of this transaction wi…
John Gill
On Genesis 23:20
17th Century
Pastor
And the field, and the cave that is therein, was made sure to
Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 23:14–20
17th Century
Minister
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 …