Acts 7:16 “Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that A…”

Acts 7:16

Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

World English Bible

and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.

American Standard Version

and they were carried over unto Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver of the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Geneva Bible 1599

And were remoued into Sychem, and were put in the sepulchre, that Abraham had bought for money of the sonnes of Emor, sonne of Sychem.

Darby Translation

and were carried over to Sychem and placed in the sepulchre which Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the [father] of Sychem.

Young's Literal Translation

and they were carried over into Sychem, and were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in money from the sons of Emmor, of Sychem.

Bible in Basic English

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

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Cross references

“were”

Joshua 24:32 Exodus 13:19

Joshua 24:32 · BSB

And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So…

Exodus 13:19 · BSB

Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

“the sepulchre”

Genesis 33:9–20 Genesis 49:29–32 Genesis 35:19

Genesis 33:9–20 · BSB

“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

Genesis 49:29–32 · BSB

Then Jacob instructed them, “I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 35:19 · BSB

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

“Emmor”

Genesis 34:2–31

Genesis 34:2–31 · BSB

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

Also

Genesis 23:16 Genesis 50:13

Genesis 23:16 · BSB

Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

Genesis 50:13 · BSB

They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

17As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

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