The Death Of Sarah, Abraham Applies For A Burying-Place

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:1

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

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And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

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 ?  And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:4

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

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And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

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Hear us, my master: you are a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his sepulchre, but that you mayest bury your dead.

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:7

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.

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And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

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That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:10

And Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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Nay, my master, hear me: the field give I you, and the cave that is therein, I give it you; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it you: bury your dead.

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And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:13

And he spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if you wilt give it, I pray you, hear me: I will give you money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Sarah's Burying-Place

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:14

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

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My master, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and you? bury therefore your dead.

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 ?  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 shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:17

And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

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Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

BERESHITH - GENESIS 23:19

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

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