创世记——第二十三章

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创世记第二十三章： 23:1 撒拉享寿一百二十七岁，这是撒拉一生的岁数。 23:2 撒拉死在迦南地的基列亚巴，就是希伯仑，亚伯拉罕为她哀恸哭号。 23:3 后来亚伯拉罕从死人面前起来，对赫人说： 23:4 “我在你们中间是外人，是寄居的，求你们在这里给我一块地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。” 23:5 赫人回答亚伯拉罕说： 23:6 “我主请听。你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子，只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的死人，我们没有一人不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的死人。” 23:7 亚伯拉罕就起来，向那地的赫人下拜， 23:8 对他们说：“你们若有意叫我埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前，就请听我的话，为我求琐辖的儿子以弗仑， 23:9 把田头上那麦比拉洞给我。他可以按著足价卖给我，作我在你们中间的坟地。” 23:10 当时以弗仑正坐在赫人中间。于是，赫人以弗仑在城门出入的赫人面前对亚伯拉罕说： 23:11 “不然，我主请听。我送给你这块田，连田间的洞也送给你，在我同族的人面前都给你，可以埋葬你的死人。” 23:12 亚伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜， 23:13 在他们面前对以弗仑说：“你若应允，请听我的话。我要把田价给你，求你收下，我就在那里埋葬我的死人。” 23:14 以弗仑回答亚伯拉罕说： 23:15 “我主请听。值四百舍客勒银子的一块田，在你我中间还算甚么呢？只管埋葬你的死人吧！” 23:16 亚伯拉罕听从了以弗仑，照著他在赫人面前所说的话，把买卖通用的银子，平了四百舍客勒给以弗仑。 23:17 于是，麦比拉、幔利前、以弗仑的那块田和其中的洞，并田间四围的树木， 23:18 都定准归与亚伯拉罕，乃是他在赫人面前，并城门出入的人面前买妥的。 23:19 此后，亚伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南地幔利前的麦比拉田间的洞里。幔利就是希伯仑。 23:20 从此，那块田和田间的洞，就藉著赫人定准，归与亚伯拉罕作坟地。

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10．家族墓地（二三）

　　二三1～16 撒拉享寿一百二十七岁。在圣经中，撒拉是惟一记载寿数的女人，表示她活着有意义，她一生的年日在神面前是有价值，是蒙神记念的。她死时亚伯拉罕跟西伯伦的居民赫人议价，想要买安比拉洞来作埋葬撒拉的坟地。这也是他漫长的人生中唯一购买的产业。经文没有提到交易的实际价钱，这做法在东方一带十分普遍。

　　“赫人”他们比亚伯拉罕较早定居于迦南地，故亚伯拉罕在他们中间算是寄居的(参4节)；他们人多势大，拥有大片土地(书一4)。初时，赫人建议亚伯拉罕在他们最好的坟地里埋葬撒拉。亚伯拉罕彬彬有礼地拒绝赫人的建议，坚持要以足价买入以弗伦的山洞。最初，建议中的以弗伦不单指着那个山洞，还把整块田都给亚伯拉罕。作为一分完全的礼物。亚伯拉罕却明白这只不过是体面的事，地主根本无意真的送地给他。亚伯拉罕反对，坚持要买入田地。

　　亚伯拉罕原来只想要买田头上的麦比拉洞(9节)，但地主以弗仑的话表面上要慷慨赠洞，实际上是要亚伯拉罕高价买下整块田。这是古时中东人作买卖时婉转、以退为进、逼使别人高价购买的手段。以弗仑的价钱是四百舍客勒银子，象是一宗大转让。这其实是一个敲诈人的价钱。当时的习惯是讨那块地的双倍价钱，等候顾客就地还价，把它减半。一般买主都要经过讨价还价地，不过，亚伯拉罕没有还价，所以当以弗仑的价钱一出，亚伯拉罕就立即成交，依赫人所开的价格付钱，人人都感到十分惊讶。虽然按照神的应许而言，所有的迦南地都是属于亚伯拉罕的；但是，在神的时间未到以前，他定意不用不义的方法来获得。亚伯拉罕不想欠下未信的人的债务，我们也当这样。

　　二三17～20 后来，麦比拉田间的洞成为亚伯拉罕、以撒、利百加、雅各和利亚的墓地。这传统之地现在是一所回教清真寺。

与主相遇

二三17～20 后来，麦比拉田间的洞成为亚伯拉罕、以撒、利百加、雅各和利亚的墓地。这传统之地现在是一所回教清真寺。

那现在成啦回教清真寺岂不是很不好吗？那样这墓地还存在吗？也就是他们的坟墓还存在吗？他们岂不是对祖宗大不敬呀？

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Genesis 23 Death and Burial of Sarah 1Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2Sarah died in (A)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the (B)sons of Heth, saying, 4"I am (C)a stranger and a sojourner among you; (D)give me a (E)burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight." 5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6"Hear us, my lord, you are a (F)mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead." 7So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 8And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach (G)Ephron the son of Zohar for me, 9that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in your presence for a burial site." 10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even (H)of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11"No, my lord, hear me; (I)I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead." 12And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. 13He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my dead there." 14Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred (J)shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." 16Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (K)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. 17So (L)Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over 18to Abraham for a possession (M)in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. 19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20So the field and the cave that is in it, were (N)deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.