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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 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
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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 who lived there.
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