Study it in the app“His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is facing Mamre,”
His sonsבָּנָיוIsaacיִצְחָקand Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאלburied himוַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹin the caveאֶל מְעָרַתof Machpelah,הַמַּכְפֵּלָהin the fieldאֶל שְׂדֵהof Ephronעֶפְרֹןsonבֶּןof Zoharצֹחַרthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיwhichאֲשֶׁרis facingעַל פְּנֵיMamre,מַמְרֵא
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appearsIsaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appearsIshmael
Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).
Where else “yishmael” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “yikbru” appearscave
Cave.
Where else “mearat” appearsMachpelah
Machpelah, the place near Hebron with the cave that Abraham bought to bury Sarah. Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah and Jacob were also buried there.
Where else “machpela” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appearsEphron
Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.
Where else “efron” appearsZohar
Zohar, the father of Ephron the Hittite; also an Israelite.
Where else “tsochar” appearsHittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsMamre
Mamre, the name of an Amorite ally of Abram and of the place with oaks near Hebron where Abraham lived.
Where else “mamre” appears8Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, old and satisfied, and he was gathered to his people.
9 · This verse (above)
10the field that Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
1. What it says
What did Esau do with his birthright, and what did he receive in exchange (vv. 29-34)?
2. What it means
What does the text mean when it ends, “Thus Esau despised his birthright” (v. 34)?
3. How I live it
What valuable thing are you at risk of trading away for a need of the moment?
