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Genesis 23:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 23:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 23
Tomb of the Patriarch.[a] 1 Sarah lived to be one hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath-arba, that is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and he wept for her.
3 Abraham then left the body of his loved one and said to the Hittites,
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- Genesis 23:1 This lively and picturesque passage is from the Priestly tradition.