Genesis 23:17
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Cross-references
Genesis 23:20 concludes the transaction: the field and cave are formally confirmed to Abraham as a burial possession by the Hittites.
Genesis 25:9 shows the purpose fulfilled — Isaac and Ishmael bury Abraham in this very cave of Machpelah he purchased.
Genesis 49:30-32 shows Jacob requesting burial in this same Machpelah cave alongside Abraham and Sarah, extending its patriarchal significance.
Genesis 50:13 fulfills Jacob's request — his sons carry him to the Machpelah cave Abraham bought, continuing the family burial tradition.
In Genesis 33:19, Jacob buys land from the Shechemites, similar to Abraham's purchase from the Hittites, showing patriarchal land acquisition.
Genesis 49:32 explicitly references this burial site when Jacob mentions the field and cave bought from the Hittites.
Jeremiah 32:7-14 shows another documented land purchase in Canaan — a deed sealed before witnesses, echoing Abraham's legal transaction here.
Ruth 4:7-10 shows Israel's legal custom of public witnesses and symbolic acts to confirm land transactions, mirroring Abraham's careful process here.