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# the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron
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Ephron owned a field in Machpelah and the cave that was in that field. [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) bought the field from Ephron.
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# Machpelah
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Machpelah was the name of an area or region. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:9](../23/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Ephron ... Zohar
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These are names of men. See how you translated these men's names in [Genesis 23:8](../23/07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# which is near Mamre
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Machpela was near Mamre.
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# Mamre
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This was another name for the city of Hebron. It may have been named after Mamre, the friend of [Abraham](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham) who lived there. See how you translated this place name in [Genesis 23:17](../23/17.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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