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Bible commentaries, summaries, and meanings for each chapter of the King James Bible (KJV). Four commentaries are currently available: Matthew Henry's Commentary, Pulpit Commentary, Gill's Exposition, and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers.
- Genesis 23:1
1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old:...
- Genesis 23:1
The palpable discrepancy between the statements of the Hebrew historian in this chapter concerning the patriarchal sepulcher and those of the Christian orator when addressing the Jewish Sanhedrim has been well characterized as praegravis quaedam et perardua, et quorundam judicio inextricabilis quaestio (Pererius).
1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a soj...
Features an English translation of the entire Tanakh (Jewish Bible) with Rashi's commentary.
Genesis is written as narrative with occasional poetic and discourse sections. Genesis is divided into two main parts. Chapters 1-11 detail the story of God and his relationship to the whole world, while chapters 12-50 focus on the story of God’s relationship with Abraham and his family.
Parashah 5: Hayyei-Sarah (Sarah’s life) 23:1–25:18. 23 Sarah lived to be 127 years old; these were the years of Sarah’s life. 2 Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba, also known as Hevron, in the land of Kena‘an; and Avraham came to mourn Sarah and weep for her.
23 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
