Genesis 23:2

Sarah's Death And Burial

¹ Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years. These were the years of the life of Sarah. ² Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. ³ Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.

Land of Canaan

Abraham

Arba

Canaan

Hebron

Kirjath

Kirjath-arba

Sarah

Genesis 23:19

Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 13:18

Abram moved his tents and went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron. He built an altar to Jehovah there.

Judges 1:10

Judah went against the Canaanites that lived in Hebron (previously called Kirjath-arba) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

Genesis 27:41

So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau said to himself: The days of mourning for my father are near. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.

Genesis 50:10

They mourned loudly for a long time at the threshing place at Atad east of the Jordan. Joseph performed mourning ceremonies for seven days.

Numbers 13:22

When they went to the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak were. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

Numbers 20:29

The entire congregation learned that Aaron had died. They all mourned for him for thirty days.

Deuteronomy 34:8

So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

Joshua 10:39

He took it, and the king and all the cities there. They killed them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all people there. He left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

Joshua 14:14-15

Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite to this day, because that he wholly followed Jehovah the God of Israel.

Joshua 20:7

So, on the west side of the Jordan River they set aside Kedesh in Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim and Hebron, in the hill country of Judah.

1 Samuel 20:31

As long as Jesse's son lives on earth, neither you nor your right to be king is secure. Send some men to bring him to me. He is a dead man!

1 Samuel 28:3

After Samuel died all the Israelites mourned for him. They buried him in his hometown of Ramah. Saul forced all the fortunetellers and mediums to leave Israel.

2 Samuel 1:12

They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of Jehovah, because so many had been killed in battle.

2 Samuel 1:17

Then David chanted with a lament (dirge) (requiem) over Saul and Jonathan his son.

2 Samuel 2:11

In Hebron David was king over the tribe of Judah for seven years and six months.

2 Samuel 5:3

All the elders of Israel came to King David at Hebron. He made a sacred alliance with them. They anointed him, and he became king of Israel.

2 Samuel 5:5

In Hebron he ruled Judah for seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he ruled for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

1 Chronicles 6:57

So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

2 Chronicles 35:25

Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. All the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations (dirges) to this day. They made them an ordinance in Israel. They are also written in the Lamentations.

Jeremiah 22:10

Do not weep for the dead or mourn for him. Weep continually for the one who goes away. For he will never return or see his native land.

Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore Jehovah tells us about Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not cry for him: 'Alas, my brother!' And, 'Alas, sister!' They will not mourn him: 'Alas for the master!' And, Alas for his splendor!

Ezekiel 24:16-18

Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow. You will, however, not mourn and you will not weep, and your tears will not come.

John 11:31

The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen and mourned him greatly.