Genesis 23:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 23:2

She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

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ASV

And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

KJV

And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Sarah died in Kirjath-arba - Literally in the city of the four. Some suppose this place was called the city of the four because it was the burial place of Adam, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; others, because according to the opinion of the rabbins, Eve was buried there. with Sarah, Rebekah, and Leah.

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The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba. It appears from Joshua 15:54, that this was the more ancient name of the city, which afterwards began to be called Hebron. But there is a difference of opinion respecting the etymology.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Abraham's mourning for her; and he was a true mourner. He did not only perform the ceremonies of mourning according to the custom of those time, as the mourners that go about the streets, but he did sincerely lament the great loss he had of a good wife, and gave proof of the constancy of his affection to her to the last. Two words are used: he came both to mourn and to weep.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתָּ֣מָת	va.Ta.mot	and she died	H4191 →
שָׂרָ֗ה	sa.Rah	Sarah	H8283 →
בְּקִרְיַ֥ת	be.kir.Yat	at Kiriath	H7153 →
אַרְבַּ֛ע	'ar.Ba'	Arba	H7153 →
הִ֥וא	hi'	that	H1931 →
חֶבְר֖וֹן	chev.Ron	[is] Hebron	H2275 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
כְּנָ֑עַן	ke.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →
וַיָּבֹא֙	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אַבְרָהָ֔ם	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →
לִסְפֹּ֥ד	lis.Pod	to mourn	H5594 →
לְשָׂרָ֖ה	le.sa.Rah	for Sarah	H8283 →
וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃	ve.liv.ko.Tah	and to weep for her	H1058 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
leads to
- Genesis 14:13
  Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by…
- Genesis 35:27
  Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
- Genesis 18:1
  Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- Genesis 8:20
  Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Genesis 12:7–8
  Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Through
2 Samuel 1:17
Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 35:25
  Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in…
- 2 Samuel 1:19
  “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
Through
Judges 1:10
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
leads to
- Joshua 14:15
  (Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis