Genesis 23:7 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁷And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Genesis 23:7 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Romans 12:17-18
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. …

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 3-15)

Here is, I. The humble request which Abraham made to his neighbours, the Hittites, for a burying-place among them, Gen. 23:3, 4. It was strange he had this to do now; but we are to impute it rather to God’s providence than to his improvidence, as appears Acts 7:5; where it is said, God gave him no inheritance in Canaan. It were well if all those who take care to provide burying-places for their bo…