You Are a Prince of God Among Us Said the Hittites

"And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, Hear us, my lord" (Genesis 23:5-6). They said to him: You are a king over us, you are a prince over us, you are a god over us. He said to them: Let the world not lack its King, and let it not lack its God. "In the choicest of our sepulchers": in the choicest among our graves. "Bury your dead": many dead. "And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your wish" (Genesis 23:8-12) "and entreat for me": intercede for me, act as brokers for me; and if not, pray to him on high. "And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land": from here we learn that one gives thanks for good tidings. "And Ephron was sitting [yoshev] among the children of Heth": it is written [defectively] yashav [he sat]; on that very day they had appointed him as their chief, lest no great man buy from a small one. "And let him give me the cave of Machpelah" (written at remez 13). "And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the children of Heth": this teaches that they locked their doors and went out to perform an act of kindness for Sarah.