And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
This verse stands in the episode where Abraham sought a place to bury Sarah after her death. Though the land of Canaan had been promised to him, he owned none of it as his own and had to buy a burial place there. His hope was fixed not on earthly possessions but on the future immortal life and the renewed earth.
This verse stands in the episode where Abraham sought a place to bury Sarah after her death. Though the land of Canaan had been promised to him, he owned none of it as his own and had to buy a burial place there. His hope was fixed not on earthly possessions but on the future immortal life and the renewed earth.