Bible Strands
Genesis 23:1
Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the conclusion of Sarah’s lifespan immediately before detailing her death and Abraham’s mourning in the land of Canaan.
The words — חַיֵּי (chai.yei) means the life of, and שָׂרָה (sa.rah) names Sarah, forming the phrase that introduces her recorded age.
The thread — The verse’s focus on advanced age echoes Genesis 17:17, where Abraham questions the possibility of a child being born to a man of a hundred years.
Why it lands — The text establishes Sarah’s complete lifespan to ground the subsequent burial narrative in historical reality, marking the end of the matriarch’s life before the covenant promises unfold.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
Cross-references
- Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”