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Genesis 23:2
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Genesis 23:2
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She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
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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.
ESV
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And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
NLT
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she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.
MSG
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Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourned for Sarah and wept.
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Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
Genesis 23:2 In-Context
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Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
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She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
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Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
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“I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.”
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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1.
Joshua 14:15
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Joshua 15:13
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Joshua 20:7
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Joshua 21:11
2.
ver 19; S
Genesis 13:18
3.
Genesis 24:67
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