Acts 7:16 meaning and explanation

Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

Acts 7:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Stephen is retelling Israel's history before the Sanhedrin, answering the charge of blasphemy. Here he summarizes the burial of the patriarchs: the bones were carried back to Shechem and laid in a tomb Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor for silver.

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