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Genesis 23:1

After that Abraham's wife, that Sarah, died. She was very old, having 127 years. She passed away there, at Hebron, in the country Canaan. Abraham cried for her.

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In The King James Version

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:1

Here is, I. Abraham a mourner for the death of Sarah, ver. 1, 2 . II. Abraham a purchaser of a burying-place for Sarah. 1. The purchase humbly proposed by Abraham, ver. 3, 4 . 2. Fairly treated of, and agreed to, with a great deal of mutual civility and respect, ver. 5-16 . 3. The purchase-money paid, ver. 16 . 4. The premises conveyed and secured to Abraham, ver. 17, 18 , 20 . 5. Sarah's funeral, ver. 19 . Read the whole commentary →

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