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Genesis 25:10

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there, along with his wife Sarah.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse tells us that Abraham was buried in the same place as his wife Sarah - a field he had purchased to be their family burial ground.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to the cave of Machpelah that Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver, as recorded in Genesis 23. It was the first piece of the Promised Land that Abraham actually owned, and he bought it specifically to bury Sarah when she died. This burial site became the family tomb for the patriarchs and their wives.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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