Gen 23:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 23:1-20: 23:1-20 When Sarah ... died , Abraham acquired a parcel of land for a burial place. This transaction was the first sign that a permanent transition had taken place, as people were normally buried in their ancestral homeland (cp. 49:29–50:13 ). In burying Sarah, Abraham detached from his just-mentioned ancestral home (where his relatives still lived, 22:20-24 ); his future would be in Canaan, where his descendants would realize the promise. Summary for Gen 23:1-2: 23:1-2 Sarah was 127 years old: Isaac was 37 at this time (cp. 17:17 ). • Hebron: See study note on 13:18.

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‏ Genesis 23:1-2

Summary for Gen 23:1-20: 23:1-20 ^a When Sarah ... died, Abraham acquired a parcel of land for a burial place. This transaction was the first sign that a permanent transition had taken place, as people were normally buried in their ancestral homeland (cp. 49:29–50:13 ^b). In burying Sarah, Abraham detached from his just-mentioned ancestral home (where his relatives still lived, 22:20-24 ^c); his future would be in Canaan, where his descendants would realize the promise.
Summary for Gen 23:1-2: 23:1-2 ^d Sarah was 127 years old: Isaac was 37 at this time (cp. 17:17 ^e).

• Hebron: See study note on 13:18.