Introduction
INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 23
This chapter treats of the age, death, and funeral of Sarah, and the place of her interment: of her age, Genesis 23:1 ; of her death, Genesis 23:2 ; of the motion Abraham made to the sons of Heth, to obtain a burial place among them, Genesis 23:3 ; of the answer of them to him, giving him leave to bury in any of their sepulchres, Genesis 23:5 ; of a second motion of his to them, to use their interest with Ephron the Hittite, to let him have the cave of Machpelah for the above purpose, Genesis 23:7 ; of Ephron's consent unto it, Genesis 23:10 ; of the purchase Abraham made of it for four hundred shekels of silver, Genesis 23:12 ; and of its being secured unto him, which he interred Sarah his wife, Genesis 23:17 .
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