...silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee ? bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he...hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpela, which was before Mamre, the field and the...

...demanded, or rather stated by the seller as the value of the field, was four hundred shekels of silver, and ' Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which...Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money or coin.' Why was it necessary to weigh it ? An explanation will be obtained by attending to the state...

...of silver as the price ; and we are told in the book of Genesis that "Abraham weighed to Ephronthe silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, the current money with the merchant." We are likewise told that when Joseph was deserted by his brethren...

...thee ? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephrou; and Abraham weighed to Ephrou troyed : and who knoweth whether thou art come to...time as this ? 15 Then Esther bade them return Mo merchant. was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and...

...that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham l weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons * Exod. 30.15. Ezek. 45. 12. i Jer. 32. 9. the money is produced, he counts it carefully, and transfers...

...silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, 4 merchant. 1 7 And i the field of Ephron, which •was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field...

...silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee ? bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he...hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the...

...16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named m the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current noney with the merchant. 1" Ц And the field of Ephron, which ira« in Machpelah, which was before...

...money, and money of a certain weight. Indeed, the money of Scripture is all estimated by weight. ' Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had...hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant' (Gen. xxiii. 19). The brethren ol Joseph carried back into Egypt the money ' iu 3 A full...

...silver in Scripture till the time of Abraham. It then appears in the form of money, estimated by weight: "Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Hcth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant." Jeremiah paid for the field...