Eulogizing vs. Crying
November 22nd, 2005 by Yaakov Ellis
ותמת שרה בקרית ארבע הוא חברון בארץ כנען, ויבא אברהם, לספד לשרה ולבכתה
And Sarah died in Kiryat Arba - which is Chevron - in the land of Canaan, and Avraham came to eulogize for Sarah and to cry for her
Bereishit 23:2
The Torah here describes Avraham’s actions upon arriving in Chevron. First he eulogized his wife. […]