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Genesis 23

Genesis 23 ( Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)): And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and s... Mentions: Hebron , Canaan , Abram/Abraham, Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre . It is closely linked with Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters): Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Judah (Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , 1 Samuel 11 , 1 Samuel 15 ) Reuben (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel): Reuben is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel. ( Genesis 29:32 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 1 Chronicles 5:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 30 , Genesis 35 ) Simeon (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel): Simeon is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel. ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 34 , Genesis 35 ) Levi (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel): Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel, parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 34 , Genesis 35 )

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 23:14 : "And Ephron answered Abraham , saying unto him,"; Genesis 23:5 : "And the children of Heth answered Abraham , saying unto him,"; Genesis 23:12 : "And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 23 ( Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

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Genesis 23

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Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and s... Mentions: Hebron , Canaan , Abram/Abraham, Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre .

Genesis

99% Old Testament

Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Genesis 23:19

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Genesis Chapter 23, Verse 19

Scripture passage in Genesis 23:19

γένεσις

genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]

G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x

origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H8435

Themes:

eschatology creation

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6

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Genesis Part 2 (Chapters 12–50)

VIDEO 99%

VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 12 –50 following God's covenant with Abraham , the trials of Isaac and Jacob , and Joseph 's descent into Egypt showing God working good through human failure.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License

Judah

95% Messianic Line

Generation 23 • Messianic Line • Child of Jacob/Israel

Judah is a biblical figure in Generation 23 of the Messianic Line , child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Er, Onan , Shelah , Perez , Zerah . ( Genesis 29:35 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Reuben

89% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Reuben is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:32 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 1 Chronicles 5:1 )

Simeon

89% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Simeon is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Levi

89% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Gad

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Gad is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:11 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Asher

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Asher is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:13 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Issachar

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Issachar is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Zebulun

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Zebulun is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Joseph

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Joseph is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Manasseh , Ephraim . ( Genesis 30:24 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Dan

88% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Dan is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:6 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Naphtali

87% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Naphtali is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:8 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Esau (Edom)

87% Gen 22

Generation 22 • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 25:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 ) G-d declared that Esau would serve his younger twin brother, Jacob , before they were born ( Genesis 25:23 ).

Benjamin

87% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Benjamin is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Bela , Becher , Ashbel (or Jediael ?), Aharah , Nohah . ( Genesis 35:18 , 35:24 , 46:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

דְּמוּת

demut (dǝmût) [dem-OOTH]

H1823 Hebrew noun feminine 25x

likeness, similitude, pattern

Likeness, resemblance, concrete similitude; paired with tselem in Genesis 1:26 to qualify human relation to God, affirming qualitative similarity.

Derivation: From דָּמָה (H1819) to be like.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G3669 LXX ⇄ G3667

Themes:

imago-dei anthropology creation theophany

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.1.26 GEN.5.1 GEN.5.3 EZK.1.26 EZK.10.1

זֶרַע

zera (zeraʿ) [ZEH-rah]

H2233 Hebrew noun masculine 229x

seed, offspring, descendants, posterity

Seed, human posterity; paramount theological theme tracing promised lineage: seed of woman (Genesis 3:15), seed of Abraham, and royal seed of David.

Derivation: From זָרַע (H2232) to sow.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G4690

Themes:

messianic covenant patriarchs promise election

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.3.15 GEN.12.7 GEN.15.5 GEN.22.18 2SA.7.12 PSA.89.36 ISA.53.10

Gershon (Gershom)

84% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Enoch

83% Messianic Line

Generation 7 • Messianic Line • Child of Jared

Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 7 of the Messianic Line , child of Jared , parent of Methuselah . ( Genesis 5:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:3 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:23 )

Ammonites

81% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Ben Ammi

Ammonites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Ben Ammi . ( Genesis 19:38 )

Serug

80% Messianic Line

Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu

Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line , child of Reu , parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 )

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)

IMAGE 80%

IMAGE • artwork

Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Aram

79% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Shem

( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) The kingdom of Aram was a constant enemy of Israel in the time of the kings ( 1 Kings 11:23 , 1 Kings 20:1 , 1 Kings 20:20-23 )

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)

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IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation

AUDIO 79%

AUDIO • scripture

Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)

AUDIO 79%

AUDIO • scripture

Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)

AUDIO 78%

AUDIO • scripture

Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Moabites

78% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Moab

Moabites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Moab . ( Genesis 19:37 )

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)

AUDIO 78%

AUDIO • scripture

Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

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Genesis Part 1 (Chapters 1–11)

VIDEO 78%

VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 1 –11 exploring creation, the human rebellion in Eden , the spread of sin through Cain and the Flood , and God's scattering of humanity at Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License

Leah

76% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Leah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Rebekah

76% Gen 22

Generation 22 • Child of Bethuel

Rebekah is a biblical figure in Generation 22, child of Bethuel . ( Genesis 22:23 )

Eliphaz

75% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Esau (Edom)

Eliphaz is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Esau ( Edom ), parent of Teman , Omar , Zepho (or Zephi ), Gatam , Kenaz . ( Genesis 36:4 , 1 Chronicles 1:35 )