The Bible Story of Abraham and Sarah The narrative of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis revolves around the themes of descendants and land promised by God. Abraham is commanded by God to depart the house of his father Terah and move to the land formerly given to Canaan but which God now promis...
The names Sarai and Sarah reflect the same core idea, but the form Sarai reflects locality and the form Sarah reflects universality. The same transition between locality and universality is reflected in the names Abram and Abraham, which are both based on the root אבר ('abar), ...
Perhaps here we may have the real derivation of the word, and Abraham may be only a dialectical form of Abram. The story of Abraham is contained in the Book of Genesis, xi, 26; xxv, 18. We shall first give a brief outline of the Patriarch‘s life, as told in that portion of ...
67 Then Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah. He took Rebekah as his wife. Isaac loved her and found solace after the death of his mother.Footnotes 24:1–67 The story of Abraham and Sarah is drawing to a close. The promises of progeny (21:1–7) and land (chap...
You'll notice that Abraham and Sarah are referred to as "Abram" and "Sarai" in chapters 11 to 16 until God changes their names in 17:5 and 17:15. While the scientific etymology may be uncertain, the scripture indicates the meaning of their names as follows.'Abis the Hebrew word for ...
Paul proceeds to explain the meaning of the Sarah and Hagar story. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One of these is Hagar, from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, which is in slave...
God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’“This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.New Living TranslationGod also...
Abraham and Abimelech 20 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev[a] region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident[b] in Gerar, 2 Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her...
His story begins in Genesis 12, where God calls him to leave his homeland and promises to make him a great nation. The birth of Isaac is significant as it fulfills God's promise to Abraham and Sarah, despite their old age, highlighting themes of faith and divine intervention. Isaac's ...
The falsehood which on two occasions he told with regard to Sarah his wife gives us a glimpse into a natural character somewhat cowardly, deceitful and distrustful (Gen. 12:19; 20:2). VII. He was called to offer up special sacrifices. The first is fully described in Genesis fifteen, ...