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Genesis 23:2-6

Genesis 23:2

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Genesis 23:3

Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

Genesis 23:4

“I am a stranger and a foreign resident among you; give me a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Genesis 23:5

The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

Genesis 23:6

“Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead.”