Genesis 23

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Genesis 23 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recounts the death of Sarah and Abraham’s purchase of the cave of Machpelah at Hebron as a family burial site.

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Surface form Occurrences
mourning of Sarah by Abraham 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical chapter
associatedMatriarch Sarah
associatedPatriarch Abraham
burialOf Sarah
burialPlace Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
surface form: cave of Machpelah
burialPlaceLocation before Mamre
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
describesAbrahamAs foreigner
sojourner
describesAgeOfSarah 127 years
equatesKiriathArbaWith Hebron
equatesMamreWith Hebron
follows Genesis 22
keyEvent death of Sarah
establishment of a family burial site
Genesis 23 self-linksurface differs
surface form: mourning of Sarah by Abraham

purchase of the cave of Machpelah
languageOfComposition Biblical Hebrew
legalAction purchase of burial property
legalDetail field and cave transferred to Abraham
purchase witnessed by sons of Heth
transaction conducted at city gate
mainCharacter Abraham
Ephron the Hittite
Sarah
mainLocation Hebron
Canaan
surface form: land of Canaan
mentions Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
surface form: cave of Machpelah

field of Ephron
sons of Heth
partOf Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Five Books of Moses
surface form: Pentateuch

Torah
paymentAmount four hundred shekels of silver
paymentCurrency silver
positionInBook 23
precedes Genesis 24
recordsDeathPlaceOfSarah Jericho
surface form: Kiriath-arba
religiousTradition Christianity
Islamic tradition (as part of shared patriarchal narratives)
Judaism
theme covenant promise of land
death and burial
land ownership
negotiation and legal custom

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Genesis 23 keyEvent Genesis 23 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: mourning of Sarah by Abraham