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"And the life of Sarah was one hundred year and twenty year and seven years, these were the years of the life of Sarah."

All of the years of Sarah's life hint at hidden spiritual truths. One hundred years is the completion of the 10 sefirot, each sefira which is made up of 10 sefirot. The number 100 thus hints at spiritual perfection. The number 20 hints at the sefirot of wisdom and understanding, which are counted in tens. Seven years hints at the 7 lower sefirot, each of which is counted as a single unit.

Eliezer understood that G-d had him arrive at exactly that time to enable him to meet the modest girls who specifically went out of their homes at that time of day in order to avoid the shepherds in order that he meet the bride fitting for Isaac.

Sarah's age at the time of her passing was: "...one hundred year, twenty year and seven years, the years of Sarah's life."

The Zohar explains that each digit of the number 127 refers to Sarah's unique spiritual status. One hundred years refers to the sefira of keter, the most concealed and sublime of the sefirot. "Twenty year" is comprised of ten sefirot of chochma and the ten sefirot of bina in which the supernal is most hidden. Seven years alludes to the six sefirot of Zeir Anpin together with the sefira of malchut, the "seven days of Creation".

The ancient children of the East inherited the wisdom based on the names of the unholy side that Abraham sent with the sons of his concubines when he sent them eastward to India, away from his son Isaac.