1. How many years did Sarah live? vs. 1 -
2. Where did Sarah die at and how did Abraham take the news? vs. 2 -
3. What group of people did Abraham ask for a burial site from? vs. 3-4
This would be really hard to be a stranger and a sojourner and need a place to bury our loved one.
On this earth, Abraham was dwelling in tents, the most temporary of dwellings. It was clear that this temporary life was not his home.
What was Abraham looking forward to?
Hebrews 11:9-10 -
4. How did these people answer Abraham? vs. 5- 6 -
5. Where did Abraham desire to bury his wife Sarah? vs. 7-9
Ephron was willing to give Abraham the site, but Abraham did not want it given to him. He wanted to purchase it and have it deeded over to him.
6. How much did Abraham pay for the burial site? vs. 16 -
So, Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
7. After getting a deed to the land, what did Abraham do? vs. 19 -
Note: Though inaccessible today, the tombs of several patriarchs and their wives - are, according to tradition, located in a large cave deep beneath the Mosque of Abraham, a Muslim shrine in Hebron. Those who are noted as being there are: Abraham & Sarah; Isaac & Rebekah; Jacob & Leah.
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The Bible says that
Traditionally, this cave has been located below the Haram el-Khalil ("sacred precinct of the friend of the merciful One, God") in Hebron, today a Muslim mosque. References as early as the Hellenistic period (2nd century B.C.) testify that this is the authentic location of the burial place of the Patriarchs. The cave was explored by the Augustine Canons in 1119, at which time they claim to have found the bones of the Patriarchs.
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