Genesis 23:6
The Scripture
(6) Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
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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