1. The span of Sarah’s life was one hundred and twenty-seven years.
2. She died in Kiriath-arba—now Hebron—in the land of Canaan, and Abraham proceeded to mourn and weep for her.
3. Then he left the side of his deceased wife and addressed the Hittites:
4. “Although I am a resident alien among you, sell me from your holdings a burial place, that I may bury my deceased wife.”
5. The Hittites answered Abraham: “Please,