Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 23:2 in context
Genesis 23:1–5
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Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
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Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
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“I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
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The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
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