Genesis 23:9 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place."

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

The cave of Machpelah. That is, the double cave, probably consisting of an outer and an inner compartment. As the land ar…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

That he may, give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has ,
which [is] in the end of his field

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…

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