Gen 23:3 | Clarke | STEP | Verse 3 Abraham stood up from before his dead - He had probably sat on the ground some days in token of sorrow, as the custom then was, (see Tobit 2:12, 13; ; and ); and when this time was finished he arose and began to treat about a burying place.

Genesis 23:3

Verse 3

Abraham stood up from before his dead - He had probably sat on the ground some days in token of sorrow, as the custom then was, (see Tobit 2:12, 13; Isa 47:1; and Gen 37:35); and when this time was finished he arose and began to treat about a burying place.