Commentary for Bava Metzia 173:4

כתיב (בראשית יח, ו) קמח וכתיב סלת א"ר יצחק מכאן שהאשה צרה עיניה באורחים יותר מן האיש

but subsequently, <i>And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred <i>shekels</i> of silver, current money with the merchant</i>;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 16. ');">⁶</span> indicating that he refused to accept anything but <i>centenaria</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Centenarius = 100 manehs; a maneh = 100 zuz = 25 shekels. ');">⁷</span>

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