Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Ge 23:17 | And the field [07704] of Ephron [06085], which was in Machpelah [04375], which was before [06440] Mamre [04471], the field [07704], and the cave [04631] which was therein, and all the trees [06086] that were in the field [07704], that were in all the borders [01366] round about [05439], were made sure [06965] |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
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. |