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The patriarchs

Sarah dies

1859 BCUssher date

Genesis 23; Hebrews 11:11; 1 Peter 3:6

Sarah died at 127 in Hebron, and Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah to bury her, his first piece of the Promised Land.

After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 23:19 (World English Bible)

Sarah is the only woman in Scripture whose age at death is recorded. Abraham insisted on paying full price for the field and cave, 400 shekels of silver, so that no one could dispute his family's claim. Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah would all be buried there too.

Places

CanaanHebronMachpelahMamre

Dating notes

Sarah was 127 (Genesis 23:1).

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