I just finished Charles Swindoll's book about Abraham. I was reminded of something that changed how I look at this chapter. First was the reminder that Abraham was a wonder in this land. He was a great prince as it were but had no land to call his own. Second was the possible reason Abraham didn't want to bury Sara in someone else's tomb. The people of that time believed that if you were buried together you would spend the afterlife together. Abraham probably didn't want his family to be associated with the pagan life and practices of the people of the land, not even in death. To say it another way, Abraham didn't want anyone to think he wanted his wife in Vahalla but in heaven with his God.
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