Genesis 33:19
And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
What it says
Jacob buys the plot where he pitches his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
What it is doing
It gives his settlement a concrete and lasting footing.
In context
18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. 19And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. 20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.