Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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; Isaiah 47:1; and Genesis 37:35); and when this time was finished he arose and began to treat about a burying place.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 23:3:
Joshua 10:5
Acts 7:5
Acts 7:16
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