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in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place.
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A Legal Declaration
Commentators note that Jacob's detailed description of the burial cave was a legal declaration. By specifying the location and the fact that Abraham had legally purchased it from Ephron the Hittite, Jacob was reinforcing his family's rightful ownership and preempting any future disputes over this piece of the Promised Land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
מכרה mekêrāh — “weapon;” related: כיר kārar or כרה kārāh dig. “Device, design?” related: …
19th Century
Baptist
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his bless…
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Reformed Baptist
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan
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Jacob blessed everyone according to the blessings God intended to bestow upon them in later times. He spoke about his burial place, from a principl…
