25. Middlemen

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

Genesis 23:8

Genesis 23:8⁸And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (Genesis 23:8). Entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar.

Abraham does not go directly to Ephron, but he gets some of the Hittites to plead for him. No business of importance can to this day be transacted in the East without middlemen.

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Manners and Customs of the Bible

• 0. Preface

• 1. Use of the Term, "Father"

• 2. Babylonian - Bricks - Bitumen

• 3. Pharaoh

• 4. Use of the Term, "Brother"

• 5. Uplifted Hand

• 6. Burning Lamp

• 7. Religion of Names

• 8. Tent Door Time of Rest

• 9. Bowing Hospitality

• 10. Feet Washing

• 11. Bread Making

• 12. Hosts - Flesh - Food

• 20. Burden on Shoulder

• 21. Early Rising and Saddles

• 22. Going and Coming

• 23. Ceremonial Mourning

• 24. Mode of Bargaining

• 25. Middlemen

• 26. How Money Was Used

• 27. Transfer of Property

• 28. Cave Sepulchers

• 29. Chief Servant Mode of Swearing