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Genesis 23:8 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Genesis 23:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 23 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”
Genesis 23:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 23:8
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; he... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 23:8
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“I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins”
“Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife.”
“guiltless”
“he sent to him elders of the Jews”
“his sons”