1. Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
2. She died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried because of her.
3. After a while Abraham got up from the side of his wife’s body. And he went to talk to the Hittites. He said,
4. “I am only a stranger and a foreigner here. Sell me some of your land so that I can bury my dead wife.”
5. The Hittites answered Abraham,
6. “Sir, you are a great leader among us. You may have the best place we have to bury your dead. You may have any of our burying places that you want. None of us will stop you from burying your dead wife.”