Ephron the Hittite
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Ephron the Hittite is a biblical figure known for selling the cave of Machpelah in Hebron to Abraham as a family burial site.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Genesis 23:8–20 ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Genesis 23 ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Abraham
ⓘ
Sarah ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
ⓘ
surface form:
cave of Machpelah
field of Machpelah ⓘ |
| burialSiteProvidedFor |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ Jacob ⓘ Leah ⓘ Rebekah ⓘ Sarah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Abraham narrative ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hittite and Canaanite environment in Genesis ⓘ |
| currencyMentioned | silver ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hittite ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | religious scripture ⓘ |
| interactsWithGroup | sons of Heth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
negotiating the purchase of a burial site for Abraham
ⓘ
selling the cave of Machpelah to Abraham ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalAspect | publicly witnessed land sale ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| narrativeFunction | establishing Abraham’s legal claim to land in Canaan ⓘ |
| negotiationContext | purchase of a family burial site ⓘ |
| negotiationStyleDescribedAs | formal ⓘ |
| priceDescribedAs | four hundred shekels of silver ⓘ |
| propertyLocation |
before Mamre
ⓘ
near Hebron ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hebron
ⓘ
Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
land of Canaan
|
| roleInNarrative |
landowner
ⓘ
seller in a land transaction ⓘ |
| scripturalTradition |
Masorah
ⓘ
surface form:
Masoretic Text
|
| soldProperty |
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave
ⓘ
surface form:
cave of Machpelah
Hebron Patriarchs’ Cave ⓘ
surface form:
field of Machpelah
|
| sourceType | narrative text ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal period (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| transactionWith | Abraham ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.