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Genesis 23:1 | Sarah Dies at 127 | Abraham Buys the Cave of Machpelah
And Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years, and these were the years of the life of Sarah (Genesis 23:1).
Sarah died in Kirjath Arba, also known as Hebron, in the land of Canaan (Genesis 23:2). As a foreigner, Abraham approached the sons of Heth to purchase a burial site for his wife (Genesis 23:4). The sons of Heth, who held Abraham in high regard, offered him their finest burial places (Genesis 23:5–6).
Abraham requested to purchase the cave of Machpelah, owned by Ephron, the son of Zohar, as a burial site for Sarah (Genesis 23:8–9). Although Ephron offered to give the land without…
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