Bible Strands
Genesis 33:19
And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jacob speaks no words here; the narrative records his action at Shechem in Canaan immediately after camping outside the city following his journey from Paddan-aram.
The words — וַיִּקֶן (va-yi-ken) translates to "and he bought," and חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה (chelkat ha-sadeh) means "the portion of the field."
The thread — This land resurfaces in John 4:5 as the plot Jacob gave to Joseph, in Joshua 24:32 as the burial site for Joseph's bones, and in Acts 7:16 as the location where Abraham purchased a tomb from Hamor's sons.
Why it lands — The text states Jacob secured the ground of his tent site for a hundred pieces of silver, requiring readers to observe how patriarchal movements establish tangible footholds in the promised land.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
Cross-references
- John 4:5 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- Acts 7:16 Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
- Joshua 24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
- Genesis 23:17 So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
- Genesis 34:2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
- Genesis 49:30 The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.