Questions tagged [sarah]
The wife of the patriarch Abraham. Also the mother of Isaac and Ishamel.
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Why did Sarai & Abram have the slave Hagar?
Why did Sarai & Abram have the Egyptian slave/servant girl (שִׁפְחָ֥ה) Hagar?
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What is the family tree diagram explaining how Sarah was Abraham's half sister?
What is the family tree diagram explaining how Sarah was Abraham's half sister (same father different mothers)?
She is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; ...
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Why was Abraham better able to protect Sarah from Abimelech as her brother than as her husband?
As recorded in Genesis 12 & 20:
Abraham was afraid that Abimelech would kill him and take his Sarah from him if the king knew that they were married, so he said she was his sister instead. How ...
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Why is God on Sarah's side when she asked Abraham to cast out Hagar and Ishmael? [closed]
The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, and she said to Abraham,...
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What is the difference between Abraham's and Sarah's laugh after the LORD's promise?
In the bible we can see two events,
In Genesis the LORD promised Abraham and Sarah a son, but we can see they both laughed.
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Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a ...
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When did Sarah call Abraham "lord"?
Peter says that Sarah called Abraham "lord" (i.e., master) and that it was a good thing.
When did she do this? And how does Peter know this? I can't find it anywhere in scripture.
1 Peter 3:5,6 ...