CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 23:1. The years of the life of Sarah.] Heb. pl. _lives._
Probably used as the plural of eminence. Some of the Jewish expositors
refer the expression to three stages in the life of Sarah.—
GENESIS 23:2. HEBRON.] Same as _Kirjath-Arba._ “Here Abraham had
resided, and, having... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 23:3. Stood up from before his dead.] “Abraham must be
thought of as ‘weeping over the face’ of Sarah (2 Kings 13:14),
and he rise sup _from the face of his dead._” (_Alford.) The sons of
Heth._ Descendants of Heth, the son of Canaan, a grandson of Ham,
elsewhere called the... [ Continue Reading ]