Genesis 23:20 meaning and explanation

So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.

Genesis 23:20, Berean Standard Bible

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This closing verse records the legal completion of a transaction begun when Sarah died. Abraham, a resident foreigner in Canaan, asked the Hittites for a burial place and insisted on paying full price for the cave of Machpelah rather than accepting it as a gift.

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