25:7 Abraham lived a total of 1 175 years.
22:4 On the third day Abraham caught sight of 2 the place in the distance.
23:3 Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife 3 and said to the sons of Heth, 4
1 tn Heb “and these are the days of the years of the lifetime of Abraham that he lived.” The normal genealogical formula is expanded here due to the importance of the life of Abraham.
2 tn Heb “lifted up his eyes and saw.”
3 tn Heb “And Abraham arose from upon the face of his dead.”
4 tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (also in vv. 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.