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Ask him to give me the grave of Machpelah which he has at the other side of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price in front of you, for a place to bury my wife."

Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham so what he said could be heard by the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.

to Abraham for his own. It was handed over in front of the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.

After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the grave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

The field and the grave in it were handed over to Abraham by the sons of Heth for a place to bury his wife.

Abraham said to the oldest servant in his house and the one who took care of all that he owned, "Place your hand under my hip,

The Lord, the God of heaven, Who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, spoke to me and promised me. He said, ‘I will give this land to your children and to their children's children.' He will send His angel in front of you. And you will take a wife for my son from there.

So the servant placed his hand under the hip of Abraham, and he promised to do this.

She was quick to empty her jar into the animals' drinking place. Then she ran to the well for more water, and got enough for all his camels.

The man was quiet and watched her, waiting to know if the Lord had made all go well or not during his visit.

He said, "Honor and thanks be to the Lord, the God of my boss Abraham. He has not kept His loving-kindness and His truth from my boss. He has led me in the way to the house of my boss's brothers."

When he saw the gold objects his sister was wearing, and heard his sister Rebekah saying, "This is what the man said to me," he went to the man. He saw him standing by the camels at the well.

He said to me, ‘The Lord, Whom I have always obeyed, will send His angel with you to make all go well during your visit there. You will take a wife for my son from those of my family and from my father's house.

Then I bowed low and worshiped the Lord. I gave honor and thanks to the Lord, the God of my boss Abraham. For He had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my boss's brother for his son.

When Abraham's servant heard their words, he put his face to the ground before the Lord.

Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and she became his wife. And he loved her. So Isaac found comfort after his mother's death.

She gave birth to his sons, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

But while he was still living, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the women he kept who acted as his wives. And he sent them to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.

Then Abraham breathed his last and died, after living a long and full life of many good years, and was buried with his people.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the grave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, east of Mamre.