Holy Scripture
Genesis 23:6
A church father on this verse
“Sarah's death was the occasion for the patriarch's first instance of acquiring land. Sacred Scripture in fact shows us in every case the patriarch's virtue, in that he passed all his time as an alien and a nomad. And it mentions this latest item for us to learn that the man who enjoyed so much assistance from on high,…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
6but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from God; bury thy dead in our choice sepulchers, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulcher from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there.
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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.
5And the sons of Heth answered to Abraham, saying, Not so, Sir,
— Genesis 23:6 —
7And Abraham rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth.
8And Abraham spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son of Zohar.