Genesis 50:13

Translations

Modern

They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

Traditional

For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

Literal

And his sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, the field that Abraham bought for a possession of a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, before the face of Mamre.

Latin

…et portantes eum in terram Chanaan, sepelierunt eum in spelunca duplici, quam emerat Abraham cum agro in possessionem sepulchri ab Ephron Hethæo, contra faciem Mambre.

Original

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English

They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

Notes

Genesis 50:10–13

This journey to Canaan was a sorrowful one, because they went there to bury a man. The next journey into the land would be to live there.

Theme notes and profiles

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His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
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Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Ephron: A Hittite who sold a burial site to Abraham Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Machpelah: A cave near Hebron; burial place of patriarchs Mamre: A place near Hebron; associated with Abraham

Glossary

Book of Exodus Burial, Burial Customs Ephron (Person) Genesis, Book of Hebron (Place) Hittites Jacob Machpelah Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Cave: Burial Place Children: Joseph Egypt: Israel in Jacob's Death and Burial Ephron: Son of Zohar, the Hittite: Sells to Abraham the Field Containing the Cave Machpelah Holy Land was the Burial Place of the Patriarchs Jacob: Burial of Joseph: Son of Jacob: Mourns the Death of his Father Machpelah: The Burying Place of Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob Shechem: Also Called Sichem and Sychem, a District in the Central Part of the Land of Canaan: Jacob Buried In

Genesis 50:13

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