Genesis 23:1-2 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.… What lessons would such a man as Abraham learn in this house of mourning? I. THAT IN VIEW OF THE AWFUL FACT OF DEATH THE LITTLENESS OF HUMAN LIFE IS SEEN. II. TO REALIZE THE FACT OF HIS OWN MORTALITY. "I may be the next to go." III. TO FEEL THAT THERE IS A LIFE BEYOND. IV. THE SACREDNESS OF SORROW FOR THE DEAD. (T. H. Leale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.WEB: Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah's life. |
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