Bible Strands
Genesis 49:32
The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jacob speaks to his sons at the conclusion of his final blessings, just before he gathers his feet and dies. The words — הַשָּׂדֶה (ha-sadeh) = the field and הַמְּעָרָה (ha-me'arah) = the cave specify the exact burial site. מִקְנֶה (mikneh) = livestock or purchase denotes the commercial transaction that secured it. The thread — This note points back to Genesis 23:17, which records the formal transfer of Ephron’s field at Machpelah to Abraham. Why it lands — The text states that the patriarchs’ resting place was acquired by payment from local owners, not inherited or conquered. It asks the reader to acknowledge the biblical pattern of land tenure through legal purchase and documented lineage.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
Cross-references
- 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