The names Sarai and Sarah both stem from the root שרר (sarar), which possibly means to rule or to be strong. The final י (yod) of the original name Sarai suggests a possessive form: my strength or strength(s) of, whereas the new name Sarah reflects the general idea of rul...
When summoned before Pharaoh, Sarah stated that Abraham was her brother, and the king gave them gifts thinking he was a sibling of the beautiful Sarah. It is probable that Sarah received her Egyptian servant Hagar during this stay. However, when God afflicted Pharaoh's family with plagues Phar...
The cities were destroyed; but Lot and his family, who had been warned, fled from Sodom before its destruction. Abraham now journeyed to Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur, and for the second time passed Sarah off as his sister. Abimelech, king of Gerar, took her into his house; but, ...
and, seated under an oak-tree, partook of the fare which Abraham and Sarah provided. One of the three visitants was none other than the Lord, and the other two were angels in the guise of men. The Lord renewed on this occasion his promise of a son by Sarah, who was rebuked for he...
Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.11Abraham and Sarah were already very old. Sarah was too old to have a baby.12So she laughed to herself. She thought, “I’m worn out, and my husband is old. Can I really know the joy of having a baby?” ...
The cities were destroyed; but Lot and his family, who had been warned, fled from Sodom before its destruction. Abraham now journeyed to Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur, and for the second time passed Sarah off as his sister. Abimelech, king of Gerar, took her into his house; but, ...
Abraham (Abram) is called by God out of Ur of the Chaldees, stops in Haran, and then travels with his wife Sarai (Sarah) to Canaan.
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10 This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah. 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev. Ishmael’s Descendants 12 This is the account of the fami...
8 Then Abraham also brought some cream and some milk, as well as the meat from the cow. He put all the food in front of the men. While they ate it, Abraham stood near them, under a tree.9 Then the men asked Abraham, ‘Where is Sarah, your wife?’ Abraham replied, ‘She is th...