The Book of Jubilees: The Torah Calendar eBook - Book - Page 136
1 9 : S A R A H ’ S
CHAPTER 19:
The Death and Burial of
Sarah
(19:1-9; cf. Gen. 23)
2010 A.M.
1 And in the first year of the
first week in the forty-second
jubilee, Abraham returned
and dwelt opposite Hebron,
that is Kirjath Arba, two weeks
†Read of years. 2 And in the first
“second”
(Charles). year of the †third† week of
this jubilee the days of the life
of Sarah were accomplished,
and she died in Hebron.
3 And Abraham went to
mourn over her and bury
This is the her, and we tried him [to see]
tenth trial of
Abraham; cf. if his spirit were patient and
17:17 note.
Cf. 19:8 he were not indignant in the
words of his mouth; and he
was found patient in this, and
was not disturbed. 4 For in
patience of spirit he conversed
with the children of Heth, to
the intent that they should
give him a place in which to
bury his dead. 5 And Yahuah
gave him grace before all who
saw him, and he besought in
i. e. the cave gentleness the sons of Heth,
of Machpelah
(LXX, τ and they gave him the land of
σπλαιον the double cave over against
τ
διπλον). Mamre, that is Hebron, for
four hundred pieces of silver.
6 And they besought him,
saying, “We shall give it to thee
for nothing”; but he would not
take it from their hands for
D E A T H
nothing, for he gave the price
of the place, the money in full,
and he bowed down before
them twice; and after this he
buried his dead in the double
cave. 7 And all the days of
the life of Sarah were one
hundred and twenty-seven
years, that is, two jubilees
and four weeks and one year: Cf.
1 Sam. 1:17
these are the days of the years
of the life of Sarah. 8 This
This is the
is the tenth trial wherewith tenth trial of
cf.
Abraham was tried, and he Abraham;
17:17 note.
was found faithful, patient
in spirit. 9 And he said not
a single word regarding the
rumour in the land how that
Elohim had said that He Cf. Is. 41:8
“Abraham my
would give it to him and to his friend;”
cf. Jas. 2:23
seed after him, and he begged is an exact
“friend
a place there to bury his dead; quote
of God
for he was found faithful, and (Elohim).”
James
likely
was recorded on the heavenly isquoting
tables as the friend of Elohim. Jubilees.
Marriage Of Isaac And
Second Marriage Of
Abraham
(cf. Gen. 24:15,25:1-4); The
Birth Of Esau And Jacob
(cf. Gen. 25:19 ff.) (19:10-14)
10 And in the fourth year
2020 A.M.
thereof he took a wife for his
son Isaac and her name was
Rebecca [the daughter of
The
Bethuel, the son of Nahor, bracketed
words a
the brother of Abraham] the dittograph.
sister of Laban and daughter
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