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# Sarah, Sarai
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## Facts:
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* Sarah was Abraham’s wife.
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* Her name was originally “Sarai,” but God changed it to “Sarah.”
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* Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the son God had promised to give her and Abraham.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [Abraham](../names/abraham.md), [Isaac](../names/isaac.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Genesis 11:30](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/30)
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* [Genesis 11:31](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/31)
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* [Genesis 17:15](rc://en/tn/help/gen/17/15)
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* [Genesis 25:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/25/09)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[5:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/01)__ 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.”
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* __[5:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ “Your wife, __Sarai__, will have a son—he will be the son of promise.”
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* __[5:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/04)__ God also changed __Sarai’s__ name to __Sarah__, which means “princess.”
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* __[5:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/05/05)__ 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.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: H8283, H8297, G4564
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