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Sarah
Also known as: Sarai
PatriarchGenesis 11:29Genesis 23:2
Description
Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Laughed at God's promise of a son in her old age, yet believed.
Family Tree
No family relationships recorded.
Key Events
Birth
Genesis 11:29
Life Event
Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
Life Event
Laughed at God's promise of a son in her old age, yet believed.
Death
Genesis 23:2
Scripture References
Genesis 18:12
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Genesis 21:1
“And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.”
Hebrews 11:11
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.”
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The Fall of Man
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
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Caravaggio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Abraham Journeying into the Land of Canaan
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons