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And Sarah died at Koriath Gabarey (the Town of the Giants); that is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Hear us, our lord; you are a prince of God among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our sepulchres; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre for the burial of your dead.

And he discussed the matter with them and said to them, If you consent that I may bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

That he may give me the double cave which belongs to him, which is by the side of his field; let him give it to me for a full price as a possession for a burial ground among you.

Then he said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, If you are willing, then hearken to me; I will give you money for the price of the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

Thus the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burial ground by the Hittites.

But that you will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

Let it come to pass that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down your pitcher, that I may drink; and she shall say to me, Drink, and I will water your camels also; let the same be she that thou hast selected for thy servant Isaac; and by this token shall I know that thou hast shown kindness and faithfulness to my master.

And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they are all watered.

So she hastened and emptied her pitcher into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew water for all his camels.

And it came to pass, when the camels were through drinking, the man took golden earrings weighing a shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,

And said to her, Whose daughter are you? tell me, is there room in your fathers house for us to lodge?

And he said to him, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why do you stand in the street? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.

So the man came into the house and ungirded the camels and gave straw and hay for the camels, and was given water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

And he said to me, The LORD before whom I worship will send his angel with you, and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son of my kindred and of my fathers house;

And I came today to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my mission for which I came,

And she say to me, Drink, and I will also draw for your camels, let the same be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my masters son.

And Isaac had returned from the well of Khaya-khezan; for he dwelt in the south country.

The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth, as a possession for a burial ground. There was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

And Isaac prayed before the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD answered him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.