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What did Hashem ask Avram to do when He took him outside?
What did Hashem ask Avram to do when He took him outside?
How many years were Avram's offspring supposed to be oppressed according to Hashem's words?
How many years were Avram's offspring supposed to be oppressed according to Hashem's words?
What was the specific location of the land that Hashem promised to give Avram's descendants?
What was the specific location of the land that Hashem promised to give Avram's descendants?
What did Avraham want to buy from Ephron son of Zohar?
What did Avraham want to buy from Ephron son of Zohar?
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How did Avraham acquire Ephron's land in Machpelah?
How did Avraham acquire Ephron's land in Machpelah?
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What was the payment made by Avraham to Ephron for the land?
What was the payment made by Avraham to Ephron for the land?
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Where was Ephron's land located, which Avraham purchased?
Where was Ephron's land located, which Avraham purchased?
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Who witnessed the transaction between Avraham and Ephron?
Who witnessed the transaction between Avraham and Ephron?
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What did Hashem compare the number of Avram's descendants to?
What did Hashem compare the number of Avram's descendants to?
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Study Notes
God's Promise to Avram
- Hashem takes Avram outside and asks him to count the stars, stating that his offspring will be as numerous.
- Hashem reminds Avram that He brought him out from Ur in Babylon to give him the land of Canaan as a possession.
- Hashem foretells that Avram's offspring will be strangers in a foreign land, enslaved and oppressed for 400 years, but will eventually be freed with great wealth and return to the land.
The Covenant
- Hashem makes a covenant with Avram, promising to give the land to his descendants, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates River, which is the land of the Canaanites.
Avraham's Purchase of the Cave
- Avraham requests a burial site from the Hittites, asking to buy the cave of Machpelah from Ephron son of Zohar.
- Avraham accepts Ephron's terms and pays 400 shekels of silver in the presence of the Hittites.
- The land in Machpelah, including the field, cave, and trees, becomes Avraham's possession, witnessed by the Hittites.
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Test your knowledge of the biblical passage where Hashem promises Avram numerous offspring and foretells their time of slavery and eventual liberation with great wealth.
