Genesis 23:1-2

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Death and Burial of Sarah

23 Sarah lived a hundred and twenty-seven years; this was the length of the life of Sarah. ²Sarah died in Kiriath-arba ^[a](that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

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Genesis 23:2 This comment indicates that the text was written at a very early date, before Israel entered the promised land, because afterward Hebron was well known. Not only was it conspicuous in Joshua’s and Caleb’s day, but it became a “city of refuge.” Besides all this, David was king in Hebron for seven years.