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Genesis 23:2

AbrahamCanaanSarahCanaanHebronKiriath-arba
GriefDeath and loss

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

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

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

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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BSB
She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
KJV
And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
WEB
Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba: that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
BLB
And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that [is], Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep [for] her.
ÅB
Og Sara døde i Kirjat-Arba, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans land; og Abraham kom for å holde sørgehøytid og gråte over Sara.
OTB
Sara døde i Kirjat-Arba (som er Hebron) i Kanaans land, og Abraham kom for å sørge over Sara og gråte over henne.
B1930
Og Sara døde i Kirjat-Arba, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans land; og Abraham kom for å holde sørgehøitid og gråte over Sara.

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Genesis 13:18

    Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:57

    And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

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  • Judges 1:10

    And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

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  • Genesis 27:41

    And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

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  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:8

    And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:31

    For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.

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