And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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Interpretation
The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter.
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This thought runs through Genesis 23:8-12.
Glossary
- Zohar Person
- Brightness. (1. ) The father of Ephron the Hittite ( Gen. 23:8 ). (2. ) One of the sons of Simeon ( Gen. 46:10 ; Ex. 6:15 ).