Genesis 23:3-5
Evangelical Heritage Version
3 Then Abraham got up from beside his deceased wife. He went and spoke to the descendants of Heth.[a] He said, 4 “I am an alien who has settled among you. Let me have a piece of property for a burial place among you where I may bury my dead in their final resting place.”[b] 5 The descendants of Heth answered Abraham,
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- Genesis 23:3 There is no known connection between these Canaanites (Genesis 10:15) and the later Indo-European Hittites of Anatolia (Turkey). The well-known Hittites of Anatolia did not actually call themselves Hittites but were given this name because of the mistaken belief that they were related to this people in the Bible.
- Genesis 23:4 Literally out of my sight, also in verse 8
Genesis 23:3-5
New International Version
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](A) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(B) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(C)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
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