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Genesis 23:1

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

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Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

23:2 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.

What does Genesis 23:1 mean?

Genesis 23:1 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂרָה (Sârâh), מֵאָה (mêʼâh), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
SarahשָׂרָהSârâh/saw-raw'/H8283Sarah, Abraham's wife
was
an
hundredמֵאָהmêʼâh/may-aw'/H3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
and
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
and
twentyעֶשְׂרִיםʻesrîym/es-reem'/H6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
old:חַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
these
were
the
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
of
the
lifeחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
of
Sarah.שָׂרָהSârâh/saw-raw'/H8283Sarah, Abraham's wife

Commentary on Genesis 23:1

HENRY_FULL · Genesis 23:1
hi >22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. This is recorded here, 1. To show that though Abraham saw his own family highly dignified with peculiar privileges, admitted into covenant, and blessed with the entail of the promise, yet he did not look with contempt and disdain upon his relations, but was glad to hear of the increase and prosperity of their families. 2. To make way for the following story of the marriage of Isaac to Rebekah, a daughter of this family. Here is, I. Abraham a mourner for the death of Sarah, ver. 1, 2 . II. Abraham a purchaser of a bu

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Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

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In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates

Genesis 5:25

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Genesis 5:31

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Genesis 5:7

And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 11:10

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Genesis 11:11

And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

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What does Genesis 23:1 say?

Genesis 23:1 (King James Version) reads: "And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah."

Is Genesis 23:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Genesis 23:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.

Who wrote the book of Genesis?

The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.

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