圣经创世记第23章讲解|原文_创世记全文阅读

旧约 - 创世记（Genesis）第23章

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; 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 spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of 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 had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four 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 cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

创世记第廿三章　　第 23 章　

　　创 23:1-4> 23:1-4　在亚伯拉罕的时代，死亡和埋葬死人在礼仪和传统上是庄严的事。对死者不敬就是对其最大的侮辱；不合礼仪的葬礼就等于咒诅。在葬礼之中少不了哀哭，众亲友皆要大声哭号，让四周的人都听到。由于没有殡仪馆、殡仪员，这些亲友会帮助埋葬死人。由于天气暖和，丧礼和葬礼往往在同一天举行。　

　　创 23:4-6> 亚伯拉罕获得了异族的尊敬，他的秘诀是什么？　

　　23:4-6　亚伯拉罕在异地寻找一块埋葬妻子撒拉的地。当地的人乐意帮助他，因为他是“一位尊大的王子”，受人尊敬。虽然亚伯拉罕没有在那儿落地生根，但他的声誉极好。愿意付代价事奉神的人，常常会得到报赏，既有美名，又受人尊敬。　

　　麦比拉洞　

　　创 23:16> 人往往会争取不该拥有的东西，亚伯拉罕却不同，我又如何？　

　　23:16　亚伯拉罕用四百舍客勒银子买那块地，价钱甚高。赫人不喜欢侨居的人买他们的地，所以亚伯拉罕难有讨价还价的余地。　

　　以弗仑漫天要价，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。不过，亚伯拉罕没有还价，依他所开的价付钱。他并不想得到他所不配得的产业。神虽然应许把那块地赐给他，但他不是从以弗仑手里白拿走土地。──《灵修版圣经注释》　

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。