Genesis 23:6 meaning and explanation
“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
Genesis 23:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Abraham has just lost Sarah and stands before the Hittites as a resident foreigner with no land of his own. Their reply addresses him with unusual respect, calling him God's chosen one, a prince of God among them, and offering the finest of their tombs.
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