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Grief and Responsibility
Commentators note that Abraham first took time to mourn his loss before rising to take practical action. This models a healthy response to grief: allowing space for sorrow while also recognizing the need to fulfill responsibilities with faith and purpose.
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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 23:3
19th Century
Bishop
Abraham stood up from before his dead. —His first care on arriving at Hebron had been to prostrate himself in Sarah’s ten…
John Calvin
On Genesis 23:3
16th Century
Theologian
And spake unto the sons of Heth. Moses is silent regarding the rite Abraham used in burying his wife's body: but he proceeds at great leng…
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John Gill
On Genesis 23:3
17th Century
Pastor
And Abraham stood up from before his dead The corpse of Sarah, by which he sat pensive and mourning, perhaps upon the gro…
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…