When Sarah was 127 years old, she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham wept for her.
Then leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders. “Here I am , a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.”
The Hittites replied to Abraham, “Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Chooses the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one will refuse to help you in this way.” (vv 1-6, NLT)
So Abraham bought the pof of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the land itself, and the cave that was in it, and al the surrounding trees. It was transferred to Abraham’s as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate. Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there isn Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron. So the field and the cave were transferred fro the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place. (vv. 17-20, NLT)