Genesis 23:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 23:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 23:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 23:16 — KJV
“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.”
— Genesis 23:16 (KJV)
Genesis 23:16 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 23:16
“Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:16: weighed, silver, four
“Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:16: silver, hundred, shekels
“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. the giant: or, Rapha spear: Heb. the staff, or, the head”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:16: weighed, sons, hundred
“Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:16: silver, sons, four
“And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. seventeen...: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver”
Shares key themes with Genesis 23:16: weighed, silver, shekels
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