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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron. — This was a very ancient city, built seven years before Zoan in Egypt (Numbers 13:22),…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Sarah died in Kirjatharba
Which was so called, either, as Jarchi says, from the four Anakims or giants that dwel…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be…

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