John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 23:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Abraham stood up, etc.] For, having made his speech to the children of Heth, he sat down waiting for an answer; or rather perhaps they obliged him to sit down, out of reverence to so great a personage; and when they had done speaking, he rose up: and bowed himself to the people of the land; the principal of them, in token of the grateful sense he had of the honour they had done him, and of the great civility with which they had used him: [even] to the children of Heth; this seems to be added to distinguish them from the common people, and as an explanation of the preceding clause; (see Gill on “<012303>Genesis 23:3”).

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