E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 23:3
before his dead. Heb leaning over the face of his dead. Figure of speech Pleonasm. read more
創世記 23:1-3 Cunpts
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 23:1-2
"And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her, And Abraham rose up from before his dead."The first question regarding this is the matter of how long this event occurred after those of the previous chapter. Our conviction that Isaac was about 33 years old at the time would place this event about four... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 23:3-6
"And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; and none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.""Spake unto the children of... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 23:1
Genesis 23:1-2. Sarah was an hundred, &c.— It has been observed, that Sarah is the only woman whose entire age is recorded in Scripture. She died in Kirjath-arba, or the city of Arba. It is the same which was afterwards called Hebron. Kirjath-arba signifying properly "the city of four;" the Jews will have it to be so called, because Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were buried there. But it is more reasonable to suppose, from Jos 14:15 that it had its name from Arbah, the father of the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 23:2
Genesis 23:2. Abraham came to mourn— Not came from any particular place, or tent, as some would have it; but went forth, ויבא vaiabo, to make a public mourning, or funeral lamentation for this faithful and long-approved companion of his life and labours. It is not possible for us to determine, what particular rites of mourning, or what sort of solemnities were then used at funerals. It should seem from Genesis 23:3, that the corpse was publicly carried forth; as Abraham rose up from before it,... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 23:1
1. Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old, &c.—Sarah is the only woman in Scripture whose age, death, and burial are mentioned, probably to do honor to the venerable mother of the Hebrew people. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 23:2
2. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, c.—He came from his own tent to take his station at the door of Sarah's. The "mourning" describes his conformity to the customary usage of sitting on the ground for a time while the "weeping" indicates the natural outburst of his sorrow. :-. PURCHASE OF A BURYING-PLACE. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 23:3
3. Abraham stood up, c.—Eastern people are always provided with family burying-places but Abraham's life of faith—his pilgrim state—had prevented him acquiring even so small a possession (Acts 7:5). spake unto the sons of Heth—He bespoke their kind offices to aid him in obtaining possession of a cave that belonged to Ephron—a wealthy neighbor. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 23:1-2
Sarah is the only woman whose age at death the Scriptures record (Genesis 23:1). She is also the only woman whose name God changed (Genesis 17:15). This notation of her age illustrates her importance. Isaac was 37 years old when his mother died. Abraham died at the age of 175 (Genesis 25:8), 38 years after Sarah.Abraham and Sarah had moved back near Hebron after having lived at Beersheba for some time (Genesis 23:2; cf. Genesis 22:19)."It should be stressed here that the world of the patriarchs... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 23:2
Kirjath-arba. See notes on Numbers 13:22 , and App-25 . read more