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The Death and Burial of Sarah.
Isaac being slayed by his parents by the command of him who first bestowed him, he was the comfort of his mother in her old age, who, being arrived at the age of one hundred and twenty-seven years, died. Abraham haying wept over her some time, considers of providing a burying place for her. He addresses the children of Heth, stating he was a stranger, and that he wished a burying place to bury the dead, out of his sight, which was kindly granted, requesting him to take choice of all their sepulchres. Abraham, who would, not be beholden to any man, entreated them to sell him a field which had a double cave, but they wanted him to accept of it as a free gift. But Abraham was immoveable, and forced Eph on to tell him that the field was worth four hundred shekels of silver, which Abraham paid him, and there he buried Sarah.
