Genesis 23:3

3 Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders,

Genesis 23:3 In-Context

1 When Sarah was 127 years old,
2 she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.
3 Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders,
4 “Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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