Genesis 23:2 meaning and explanation

She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

Genesis 23:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Sarah dies at Kiriath-arba, later called Hebron, in Canaan, and Abraham goes out to mourn and weep for her. The narrator has just given her age, 127, and now records the grief of the man who left his homeland with her decades earlier.

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