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Strong Concordance Ge 23:11 Nay [03808], my lord [0113], hear me [08085]: the field [07704] give I [05414] thee, and the cave [04631] that is therein, I give it [05414] thee; in the presence [05869] of the sons [01121] of my people [05971] give [05414] I it thee: bury [06912] thy dead [04191].

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CAVE The geological structure of Judea is highly favorable to the formation of caves; and the whole region abounds with subterranean caverns of various dimensions, often giving rise to small rivulets. These were used as dwellings, places of refuge, and tombs. It was in a cave that Lot resided after the destruction of Sodom, Ge 19:30. Petra, in Idumea, was a city of caves, Nu 24:21 So 2:14 Jer 49:16 Ob 1:3. In the vicinity of Hebron, the poor still live in caves while pasturing their flocks. Natural cavities were sometimes enlarged, and artificial ones made for refuge and defense, Jud 6:2 1Sa 13:6 Isa 2:19 Jer 41:9. The caves of Machpelah, of Adullam, of Engedi, of Carmel and of Arbela, still exist. See SEPULCHRE.
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