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NASB | Genesis 23:16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 23:16 So Abraham listened to Ephron [and agreed to his terms]; and he weighed out for Ephron the [amount of] silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. |
Subject: First evidence of currency used? |
Bible Note: Good day, Nolan, The Bible does not say, as far as I know, that the Canaanite system was feudal. Israel's system wasn't feudal when they had a monarchy, at least. An extra-biblical source may or may not be true. At any rate, from the biblical context of this exchange no feudal system can be deduced. Be that as it may, I don't think that Ephron was anxious to give the land away. I think that by this time Abraham had gained the respect (and fear maybe) of the locals. He was wealthy and productive; maybe known as a prophet of the Almighty (20:7) and able to effectively command and army against the combined armies of five local despots. I think their offer of the land as a gift was out of their genuine high regard for the "friend of God." I don't think they were blowing smoke when they said, "Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves." |
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