Genesis:23

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* Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years ; these were the years of the life of Sarah . * So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is , Hebron ) in the land of Canaan , and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her . * Then Abraham stood up from before his dead , and spoke to the sons of Heth , saying , * "I am a foreigner and a visitor among you . Give me property for a burial place among you , that I may bury my dead out of my sight ." * And the sons of Heth answered Abraham , saying to him , * "Hear us , my lord : You are a mighty prince among us ; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places . None of us will withhold from you his burial place , that you may bury your dead ." * Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land , the sons of Heth . * And he spoke with them , saying , "If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight , hear me , and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me , * that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has , which is at the end of his field . Let him give it to me at the full price , as property for a burial place among you ." * Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth ; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth , all who entered at the gate of his city , saying , * "No , my lord , hear me : I give you the field and the cave that is in it ; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people . I give it to you . Bury your dead !" * Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land ; * and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land , saying , "If you will give it , please hear me . I will give you money for the field ; take it from me and I will bury my dead there ." * And Ephron answered Abraham , saying to him , * "My lord , listen to me ; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver . What is that between you and me ? So bury your dead ." * And Abraham listened to Ephron ; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver , currency of the merchants . * So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah , which was before Mamre , the field and the cave which was in it , and all the trees that were in the field , which were within all the surrounding borders , were deeded * to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth , before all who went in at the gate of his city . * And 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 . * So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place .

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