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Sarah, Sarai

Facts:

• Sarah was Abraham’s wife.
• Her name was originally “Sarai,” but God changed it to “Sarah.”
• Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the son God had promised to give her and Abraham.

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(See also: Abraham, Isaac)

Bible References:

• Genesis 11:30
• Genesis 11:31
• Genesis 17:15
• Genesis 25:9-11

Examples from the Bible stories:

• 5:1 So Abram’s wife, Sarai, said to him, “Since God has not allowed me to have children and now I am too old to have children, here is my servant, Hagar. Marry her also so she can have a child for me.”
• 5:4 “Your wife, Sarai, will have a son—he will be the son of promise.”
• 5:4 God also changed Sarai’s name to Sarah, which means “princess.”
• 5:5 About a year later, when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, Sarah gave birth to Abraham’s son. They named him Isaac as God had told them to do.

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H8283, H8297, G4564