Bible Strands
Genesis 25:10
This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records this detail after Isaac and Ishmael bury Abraham in the cave of Machpelah and before God blesses Isaac following Abraham’s death.
The words — The Hebrew קָנָה (qānâ) denotes purchase or acquisition, while הַשָּׂדֶה (haśśādeh) identifies the specific plot. Together they confirm the land was legally procured rather than inherited.
The thread — This purchase is cross-referenced to Genesis 23:16, where Abraham pays Ephron the Hittite for the field, and to Genesis 49:31, which lists it as the burial site for Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah.
Why it lands — The text states the field was bought from the Hittites and served as a shared burial site for the patriarchs. This establishes documented ownership of the land, fulfilling the promise through legal transaction rather than military conquest.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
Cross-references
- Genesis 23:16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
- Genesis 49:31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.