John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 23:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Abraham stood up from before his dead, etc.] The corpse of Sarah, by which he sat pensive and mourning, perhaps upon the ground, as was the custom of mourners, (<180113>Job 1:13); where having sat awhile, he rose up and went out of the tent, to provide for the funeral of his wife as became him: and spake unto the sons of Heth; the descendants of Heth the son of Canaan, (see <011015>Genesis 10:15); who were at this time the inhabitants and proprietors of that part of the land where Abraham now was: saying; as follows:

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