Genesis · Chapter 23 King James Version

Genesis 23:13

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The Scripture

(13) And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jacob deceives his brother Esau and marries Rachel, his beloved, while his brother’s wife Leah is left without a husband. The chapter ends with Jacob returning home, where his father Isaac blesses his son Esau, highlighting the tension between divine providence and human deceit.

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