Q&A Books/Genesis Truth Boosters/Genesis 23Chapter 23Genesis 235questionsQ1.Was this kind of indirect, courteous negotiation typical for business back then? Why didn’t they just get to the point?Q2.How could Sarah have lived to be 127 years old? Isn't that much longer than people live now?Q3.What’s so significant about the cave of Machpelah? Why does it keep coming up in the Bible?Q4.How exactly did this ‘land deed’ Abraham made work? Wasn’t it just a handshake deal? What made it binding?Q5.Why was it so important for Abraham to have this specific burial site in Canaan? Why not just bury Sarah back with his relatives?
