THEOSISGenesis 23:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying:
וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 34:20And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:
- Gen 34:24And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.
- Gen 23:18Was made sure to Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the children of Heth, and of all that went in at the gate of his city.
- Isa 28:6And a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate.
- Ruth 4:1Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.
- Ruth 4:4I would have thee to understand this, and would tell thee before all that sit here, and before the ancients of my people. If thou wilt take possession of it by the right of kindred: buy it, and possess it: but if it please thee not, tell me so, that I may know what I have to do. For there is no near kinsman besides thee, who art first, and me, who am second. But he answered: I will buy the field.
- Luke 2:3And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city.
- Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.