Holy Scripture
Genesis 23:2
A church father on this verse
“A brother asked an old man, "What shall I do for my sins?" He replied, "He who desires to be free from his sins shall be freed from them by weeping, and he who wishes to build virtues in himself will build them by weeping. Even the Scriptures are composed of mourning, for our fathers said to their disciples, 'Wail.' T…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2And Sarah died in the city of Arba, which is in the valley, this is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to lament for Sarah and to mourn.
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1And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years.
— Genesis 23:2 —
3And Abraham stood up from before his dead; and Abraham spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
4I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.