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1 撒拉享寿一百二十七岁，这是撒拉一生的岁数。

2 撒拉死在迦南地的基列亚巴，就是希伯仑。亚伯拉罕为他哀恸哭号。

3 後来亚伯拉罕从死人面前起来，对赫人说：

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，使他不在我眼前。

5 赫人回答亚伯拉罕说：

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。

7 亚伯拉罕就起来，向那地的赫人下拜，

8 对他们说：你们若有意叫我埋葬我的死人，使他不在我眼前，就请听我的话，为我求琐辖的儿子以弗仑，

9 把田头上那麦比拉洞给我；他可以按着足价卖给我，作我在你们中间的坟地。

10 当时以弗仑正坐在赫人中间。於是，赫人以弗仑在城门出入的赫人面前对亚伯拉罕说：

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。

12 亚伯拉罕就在那地的人民面前下拜，

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。

14 以弗仑回答亚伯拉罕说：

15 我主请听。值四百舍客勒银子的一块田，在你我中间还算甚麽呢？只管埋葬你的死人罢！

16 亚伯拉罕听从了以弗仑，照着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。

17 於是，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，

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。

19 此後，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〉。

20 从此，那块田和田间的洞就藉着赫人定准归与亚伯拉罕作坟地。

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6551

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6551. Upon the faces of Mamre. That this signifies the quality and the quantity, is evident from the signification of “Mamre,” as being the quality and quantity of that to which it is joined (see n. 2970, 2980, 4613, 6456). That something special is signified by Abraham’s having bought the cave of the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, from Ephron the Hittite, is evident from its being said so many times, as in previous chapters:

The field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, was made sure (Genesis 23:17).

After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah upon the faces of Mamre. And the field and the cave that is therein were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a sepulcher from the sons of Heth (Genesis 23:19-20).

They buried Abraham in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is upon the faces of Mamre; the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth (Genesis 25:9-10).

Bury me in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is upon the faces of Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite, for a possession of a sepulcher. The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is therein, was from the sons of Heth (Genesis 49:30-32).

And in this chapter:

They buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a sepulcher, from Ephron the Hittite, upon the faces of Mamre (Genesis 50:13).

The special thing which is signified by this frequent repetition in nearly the same words, is that by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is represented the Lord; by their burial is represented resurrection and resuscitation; by the cave of the field of Machpelah, the beginning of regeneration; by Ephron the Hittite, those who receive the good of faith and suffer themselves to be regenerated; and by the sons of Heth, the spiritual church. And it is because all these things combined signify the setting up again of a spiritual church that they are so many times repeated.

  
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