Name and Meaning:
Sara, later known as Sarah, is a prominent biblical figure whose name means "princess" or "noblewoman." 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" (Genesis 17:15).

Family and Lineage:
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 (Genesis 20:12). Sarah is also the matriarch of the Jewish people and is revered in Christianity and Islam.

Biblical Narrative:
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.

Promise and Covenant:
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 Genesis 17:16, 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" .

Hagar and Ishmael:
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).

Birth of Isaac:
God fulfilled His promise to Sarah, and she conceived and bore a son, Isaac, in her old age. This miraculous event is recorded in Genesis 21:1-3: "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.

Character and Faith:
Sarah is noted for her faith, despite moments of doubt and laughter at the prospect of bearing a child in her old age (Genesis 18:12). The New Testament commends her faith in Hebrews 11:11: "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" .

Death and Burial:
Sarah lived to be 127 years old and died in Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Her death is recorded in Genesis 23:1-2, 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.

Legacy:
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.Sara

Greek form of Sarah.

4564. Sarra -- Sarah, the wife of Abraham
... Sarah. Of Hebrew origin (Sarah); Sarra (ie Sarah), the wife of Abraham -- Sara,
Sarah. see HEBREW Sarah. (sarra) -- 3 Occurrences. (sarras) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4564.htm - 6k8311. sara -- to extend
... 8310, 8311. sara. 8312 . to extend. Transliteration: sara Phonetic Spelling:
(saw-rah') Short Definition: deformed. ... 8310, 8311. sara. 8312 . Strong's Numbers
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How Human Actions are Without Worth when they are done Without ...
... The great friend of God, Abraham, had by Sara his chief wife a most dear only son,
Isaac, who also was his sole heir: and though he had Ismael by Agar, and ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xi how human actions.htm

Here Followeth the Life of Abraham
... Of Haran came Lot and two daughters, Melcha and Sara. Now I shall speak of Abram
of whom our blessed lady came. He wedded Sara, daughter of his brother Haran. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the life of.htm

Almost at the Same Time, when Abraham was Now a Hundred Years Old. ...
... Then Sara expelled the maid-servant by whom Abraham had had a son; and she is said
to have dwelt in the desert along with her son, and defended by the help of ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter vii almost at the.htm

Therefore at that Time, when the Law Also...
... the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit, [2015] when she shall have
heard that shameless questioner saying, What, then, are you better than Sara ...
/.../augustine/on the good of marriage/section 27 therefore at that.htm

The Moody Colportage Library
... Triumph. Sara C. Palmer 157 Competing Artists. Sara C. Palmer 158 Antidote
to Christian Science. Gray 159 Is the Bible the Word of God? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/the moody colportage library.htm

Here Followeth the History of Tobit
... The same day it happed that Sara, daughter of Raguel in the city of Medes, that
she was rebuked and heard reproof of one of the handmaidens of her father. ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/here followeth the history of 2.htm

Book 13 Footnotes
... [14] These one hundred and seventy years of the Assyrians mean no more, as Josephus
explains himself here, than from the sara of Seleucus, which as it is known ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 13 footnotes.htm

Appendix. The Apocryphal Books of the Old Testament.
... On their way to Rages they come to Ecbatane, a city of Media, where resides Raguel,
the cousin of Tobias, whose only daughter, Sara, has lost seven husbands on ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/appendix the apocryphal books of.htm

Treatise vii. On the Mortality.
... For when thou didst pray, and Sara thy daughter-in-law, I did offer the
remembrance of your prayer in the presence of the glory of God. ...
/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise vii on the mortality.htm

Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel
... Indeed, his quotation of Genesis 18:12, and its application: "Even as Sara obeyed
Abraham, calling him lord," occur in precisely the same manner in Rabbinical ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 9 mothers daughters and.htm

Sara (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Sara (2 Occurrences). Hebrews 11:11 By faith,
even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore ...
/s/sara.htm - 7k

Sarah (38 Occurrences)
... In the allegory of Galatians 4:22-31 she is the type of the "Jerusalem which is
above." She is also mentioned as Sara in Hebrews 11:11 among the Old Testament ...
/s/sarah.htm - 28k

Zeror (1 Occurrence)
... ZEROR. ze'-ror (tseror, meaning unknown; the Septuagint has Ared; Lucian has Sara):
An ancestor of Kish and King Saul (1 Samuel 9:1). See ZUR, (2). ...
/z/zeror.htm - 7k

Zemaraim (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZEMARAIM. zem-a-ra'-im (cemdrayim; Codex Vaticanus
Sara; Codex Alexandrinus Semrim): A city in the territory of Benjamin. ...
/z/zemaraim.htm - 8k

Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)
... Zorah (now Sara`), Eshtaol (now Eshu`a) and Beth-shemesh (now `Ain Shems), are
all within sight of each other close to the Vale of Sorek. ...
/k/kiriath-jearim.htm - 19k

Kiriathjearim
... Zorah (now Sara`), Eshtaol (now Eshu`a) and Beth-shemesh (now `Ain Shems), are
all within sight of each other close to the Vale of Sorek. ...
/k/kiriathjearim.htm - 13k

Daughters (246 Occurrences)
... 1 Peter 3:6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are,
as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. ...
/d/daughters.htm - 39k

Asmodaeus
... at times reckoned as the equal in power of "Abaddon" (Job 31:12) and of "Apollyon"
(Revelation 9:11), and in Tobit is represented as loving Sara, only daughter ...
/a/asmodaeus.htm - 7k

Sorek (1 Occurrence)
... The valley passes between the lofty hill of Sara`h (Zorah) to the North and
`Ain Shems (Beth-shemesh) and Tibneh (Timnah) on the South. ...
/s/sorek.htm - 9k

Sarai (13 Occurrences)
... sa'-ra, sa'-ri: (1) In Genesis 17:15 the woman who up to that time has been known
as Sarai (Saray; Sara) receives by divine command the name Sarah (Sarah; Sarra ...
/s/sarai.htm - 20k

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