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# Machpelah
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Machpela was the name of an area or region. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:9](../23/09.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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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 who lived there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# that is, the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees
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This phrase explains what the author meant when he wrote "the field of Ephron." It was not only the field, but also the cave and trees in the field.
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# passed
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"became property that belonged" |