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A Unique Honor for Sarah
Commentators unanimously note that Sarah is the only woman in the Bible whose specific age at death is recorded. This distinction is seen as a high honor, highlighting her crucial role as the wife of Abraham, the mother of Isaac, and the matriarch of God's chosen people.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 23:1–20
18th Century
Theologian
- ארבע קרית qı̂ryat - 'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ — “Arba‘, four.”…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 23:1
19th Century
Bishop
Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old. —Sarah is the only woman whose age at her death is mentioned in the …
John Calvin
On Genesis 23:1
16th Century
Theologian
And Sarah was one hundred and twenty-seven years old. It is remarkable that Moses, who relates Sarah's death in a single word, uses so man…
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John Gill
On Genesis 23:1
17th Century
Pastor
And Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years old
This following immediately upon the account of the offering up of…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 23:1–13
17th Century
Minister
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…