Genesis 23:19
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.”Genesis 23:19
What Does Genesis 23:19 Mean?
Genesis 23:19 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 23, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Genesis 23:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 23:2“And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”Genesis 35:27“And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.”John 11:38“Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.”Genesis 15:15“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.”Genesis 35:29“And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.”Genesis 47:30“But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.”Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Genesis 25:9“And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;”Genesis 49:29“And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,”Genesis 50:13“For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.”Genesis 50:25“And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.”Job 30:23“For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.”Ecclesiastes 6:3“If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.”Ecclesiastes 12:5“Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
People & Places
AbrahamCanaanSarahCanaanHebronMachpelahMamre
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