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Her original name, Sarai, is believed to mean "my princess." The change from Sarai to Sarah signifies a divine promise and covenant, as God declared, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah" (<a href="/genesis/17-15.htm">Genesis 17:15</a>).<br><br><b>Family and Lineage:</b> <br>Sarah is the wife of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and the mother of Isaac. She is the daughter of Terah, making her Abraham's half-sister, as they share the same father but not the same mother (<a href="/genesis/20-12.htm">Genesis 20:12</a>). Sarah is also the matriarch of the Jewish people and is revered in Christianity and Islam.<br><br><b>Biblical Narrative:</b> <br>Sarah's account is primarily found in the Book of Genesis. She is introduced as Sarai, the wife of Abram (later Abraham), and is described as a woman of great beauty. Despite her beauty, Sarah faced the challenge of barrenness, which was a significant source of distress in her life and a central theme in her narrative.<br><br><b>Promise and Covenant:</b> <br>God made a covenant with Abraham, promising him numerous descendants. Despite Sarah's advanced age and barrenness, God assured Abraham that Sarah would bear a son. This promise is reiterated in <a href="/genesis/17-16.htm">Genesis 17:16</a>, where God says, "I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become nations; kings of peoples will come from her" .<br><br><b>Hagar and Ishmael:</b> <br>In her impatience and doubt, Sarah gave her maidservant Hagar to Abraham as a concubine to bear a child on her behalf. Hagar bore Ishmael, but this decision led to tension and conflict within the household. Sarah's relationship with Hagar became strained, resulting in Hagar's temporary flight into the wilderness (Genesis 16).<br><br><b>Birth of Isaac:</b> <br>God fulfilled His promise to Sarah, and she conceived and bore a son, Isaac, in her old age. This miraculous event is recorded in <a href="/genesis/21.htm">Genesis 21:1-3</a>: "Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him" . Isaac's birth is a testament to God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His covenant.<br><br><b>Character and Faith:</b> <br>Sarah is noted for her faith, despite moments of doubt and laughter at the prospect of bearing a child in her old age (<a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a>). The New Testament commends her faith in <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a>: "By faith Sarah herself, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child because she considered Him faithful who had promised" .<br><br><b>Death and Burial:</b> <br>Sarah lived to be 127 years old and died in Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Her death is recorded in <a href="/genesis/23.htm">Genesis 23:1-2</a>, and she was buried in the Cave of Machpelah, which Abraham purchased as a family burial site. This act of purchasing land in Canaan signifies the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land to Abraham's descendants.<br><br><b>Legacy:</b> <br>Sarah's legacy is profound, as she is considered a model of faith and obedience. Her life exemplifies the challenges and triumphs of trusting in God's promises. As the mother of Isaac, she is a key figure in the lineage of the Jewish people and the messianic line leading to Jesus Christ. Her account continues to inspire and teach lessons of faith, patience, and the sovereignty of God in fulfilling His promises.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Sara</span><p>Greek form of Sarah.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4564.htm"><span class="l">4564. Sarra -- Sarah, the wife of Abraham</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sarah. Of Hebrew origin (Sarah); Sarra (ie Sarah), the wife of Abraham -- <b>Sara</b>,<br> Sarah. see HEBREW Sarah. (sarra) -- 3 Occurrences. (sarras) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4564.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8311.htm"><span class="l">8311. <b>sara</b> -- to extend</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8310, 8311. <b>sara</b>. 8312 . to extend. Transliteration: <b>sara</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (saw-rah') Short Definition: deformed. <b>...</b> 8310, 8311. <b>sara</b>. 8312 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8311.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_xi_how_human_actions.htm"><span class="l">How Human Actions are Without Worth when they are done Without <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The great friend of God, Abraham, had by <b>Sara</b> his chief wife a most dear only son,<br> Isaac, who also was his sole heir: and though he had Ismael by Agar, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xi how human actions.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/here_followeth_the_life_of.htm"><span class="l">Here Followeth the Life of Abraham</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Of Haran came Lot and two daughters, Melcha and <b>Sara</b>. Now I shall speak of Abram<br> of whom our blessed lady came. He wedded <b>Sara</b>, daughter of his brother Haran. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/severus/life_and_writings_of_sulpitius_severus_/chapter_vii_almost_at_the.htm"><span class="l">Almost at the Same Time, when Abraham was Now a Hundred Years Old. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then <b>Sara</b> expelled the maid-servant by whom Abraham had had a son; and she is said<br> to have dwelt in the desert along with her son, and defended by the help of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter vii almost at the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_good_of_marriage/section_27_therefore_at_that.htm"><span class="l">Therefore at that Time, when the Law Also...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit, [2015] when she shall have<br> heard that shameless questioner saying, What, then, are you better than <b>Sara</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on the good of marriage/section 27 therefore at that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/moodys_stories/the_moody_colportage_library.htm"><span class="l">The Moody Colportage Library</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Triumph. <b>Sara</b> C. Palmer 157 Competing Artists. <b>Sara</b> C. Palmer 158 Antidote<br> to Christian Science. Gray 159 Is the Bible the Word of God? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/the moody colportage library.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/here_followeth_the_history_of_2.htm"><span class="l">Here Followeth the History of Tobit</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The same day it happed that <b>Sara</b>, daughter of Raguel in the city of Medes, that<br> she was rebuked and heard reproof of one of the handmaidens of her father. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the history of 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_13_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Book 13 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [14] These one hundred and seventy years of the Assyrians mean no more, as Josephus<br> explains himself here, than from the <b>sara</b> of Seleucus, which as it is known <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 13 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barrows/companion_to_the_bible/appendix_the_apocryphal_books_of.htm"><span class="l">Appendix. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testament.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On their way to Rages they come to Ecbatane, a city of Media, where resides Raguel,<br> the cousin of Tobias, whose only daughter, <b>Sara</b>, has lost seven husbands on <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../barrows/companion to the bible/appendix the apocryphal books of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyprian/the_treatises_of_cyprian/treatise_vii_on_the_mortality.htm"><span class="l">Treatise vii. On the Mortality.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For when thou didst pray, and <b>Sara</b> thy daughter-in-law, I did offer the<br> remembrance of your prayer in the presence of the glory of God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise vii on the mortality.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/sketches_of_jewish_social_life/chapter_9_mothers_daughters_and.htm"><span class="l">Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Indeed, his quotation of Genesis 18:12, and its application: "Even as <b>Sara</b> obeyed<br> Abraham, calling him lord," occur in precisely the same manner in Rabbinical <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 9 mothers daughters and.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sara.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sara</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Sara</b> (2 Occurrences). Hebrews 11:11 By faith,<br> even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sara.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm"><span class="l">Sarah (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the allegory of Galatians 4:22-31 she is the type of the "Jerusalem which is<br> above." She is also mentioned as <b>Sara</b> in Hebrews 11:11 among the Old Testament <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sarah.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zeror.htm"><span class="l">Zeror (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ZEROR. ze'-ror (tseror, meaning unknown; the Septuagint has Ared; Lucian has <b>Sara</b>):<br> An ancestor of Kish and King Saul (1 Samuel 9:1). See ZUR, (2). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zeror.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zemaraim.htm"><span class="l">Zemaraim (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZEMARAIM. zem-a-ra'-im (cemdrayim; Codex Vaticanus<br><b>Sara</b>; Codex Alexandrinus Semrim): A city in the territory of Benjamin. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zemaraim.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiriath-jearim.htm"><span class="l">Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zorah (now <b>Sara</b>`), Eshtaol (now Eshu`a) and Beth-shemesh (now `Ain Shems), are<br> all within sight of each other close to the Vale of Sorek. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiriath-jearim.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kiriathjearim.htm"><span class="l">Kiriathjearim</span></a><br><b>...</b> Zorah (now <b>Sara</b>`), Eshtaol (now Eshu`a) and Beth-shemesh (now `Ain Shems), are<br> all within sight of each other close to the Vale of Sorek. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kiriathjearim.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/daughters.htm"><span class="l">Daughters (246 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Peter 3:6 Even as <b>Sara</b> obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are,<br> as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/daughters.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asmodaeus.htm"><span class="l">Asmodaeus</span></a><br><b>...</b> at times reckoned as the equal in power of "Abaddon" (Job 31:12) and of "Apollyon"<br> (Revelation 9:11), and in Tobit is represented as loving <b>Sara</b>, only daughter <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asmodaeus.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sorek.htm"><span class="l">Sorek (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The valley passes between the lofty hill of <b>Sara</b>`h (Zorah) to the North and<br> `Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh) and Tibneh (Timnah) on the South. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sorek.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sarai.htm"><span class="l">Sarai (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> sa'-ra, sa'-ri: (1) In Genesis 17:15 the woman who up to that time has been known<br> as Sarai (Saray; <b>Sara</b>) receives by divine command the name Sarah (Sarah; Sarra <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sarai.htm - 20k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Sarah-Hagar.html">What is the story of Sarah and Hagar? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Sarah.html">Who was Sarah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Abraham-Sarah-Isaac.html">How long did Abraham and Sarah have to wait for Isaac? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Sara (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm">1 Peter 3:6</a></span><br />as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.<br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/sara.htm">Sara</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sherebiah.htm">Sherebiah (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sara.htm">Sara (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah (38 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/sapphire-stone.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sapphire-stone"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sapphire-stone" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/sarabias.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Sarabias"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Sarabias" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>