The Death of Sarah

Antiquities of the Jews

Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1

The Death of Sarah

Sarah died a little while later, having lived one hundred and twenty-seven years. They buried her in Hebron. The Canaanites offered to grant her a tomb at public expense, but Abraham bought the piece of ground from Ephron, a man of Hebron, for four hundred shekels. And both Abraham and his descendants built themselves tombs in that place.