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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
princess
). (1) Wife of
Abraham
and
mother
of
Isaac
(
Gen. 11:29; 21:2-3
29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. (Genesis 11:29)
2
For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. (Genesis 21:2‑3)
). Name changed from
Sarai
to
Sarah
(
Gen. 17:15-16
15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. (Genesis 17:15‑16)
). At Abraham’s request she passed herself on as his sister during their sojourn in
Egypt
(
Gen. 12:10-20
10
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12
Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
13
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
18
And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
20
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. (Genesis 12:10‑20)
), which angered the
Pharaoh
and led to their banishment. Relentless toward
Hagar
(whom she had given to Abraham as a concubine) when she bore
Ishmael
, and caused her to be banished to the
desert
(
Gen. 16:5-16
5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13
And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14
Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. (Genesis 16:5‑16)
); deceitful when Isaac was promised (
Gen. 18:15
15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. (Genesis 18:15)
); cruel again toward Hagar on the occasion of Isaac’s weaning, causing her to be banished finally from the
household
(
Gen. 21:9-21
9
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
10
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
11
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
13
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
15
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
16
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
17
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19
And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. (Genesis 21:9‑21)
). Commended for her
faith
(
Heb. 11:11
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. (Hebrews 11:11)
); and obedience (
1 Peter 3:6
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. (1 Peter 3:6)
). Died at
age
of 127 years and buried at MachpeIah (Gen. 23). (2)
Daughter
of
Asher
(
Num. 26:46
46
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. (Numbers 26:46)
).
“Sarah” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Daughter
of
Asher
(
Num. 26:46
46
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. (Numbers 26:46)
). Called
SERAH
(
Gen. 46:17
17
And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. (Genesis 46:17)
;
1 Chron. 7:30
30
The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. (1 Chronicles 7:30)
).
“Sarah, Sarai, Sara” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Wife of
Abraham
and
mother
of
Isaac
. Abraham said she was the
daughter
of his
father
but not of his mother, therefore he called her “sister;” but
God
preserved her in His
mercy
to Abraham, who had, through fear, denied his true relationship to her in the
land of
Egypt
and before
Abimelech
. Sarah, being barren, gave to Abraham her Egyptian
handmaid
Hagar
, who, when she had conceived, despised her mistress. Sarah then dealt harshly with her and she ran away; but the angel of the
Lord
sent her back, and
Ishmael
was born.
When God promised Abraham that a
son
should be born to him of Sarah, He altered her name from Sarai to Sarah, which signifies “
princess
.” The meaning of Sarai is uncertain. Jerome gave “my princess;” others “princely;” others “contentious;” Fürst says, “
Jah
is ruler.” (See
NAMES
.) When Sarah heard that she was to have a son, she laughed within herself, for she was old, but it was known by the Lord, and then, being afraid, she denied that she had laughed.
In fulfillment of God’s promise, Isaac was at length born. When he was weaned, Ishmael was seen mocking, which roused Sarah to demand the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael. Though it was grievous to Abraham, God bade him do what Sarah desired. This is taken up in Galatians 4 as a
figure
of Christians being
children
of the free
woman
, that is, of
Jerusalem
which is above, which, says the
apostle
, is our mother. Ishmael represents the
man
born after the
flesh
, who persecutes him born after the
Spirit
.
Sarah lived to the
age
of 127, and died in
Kirjath-
arba
, and was buried in the cave of
Machpelah
, which was purchased as a burying place. Her history is given in Genesis 11-23. Sarah is held up in the
New
Testament
as an example of
faith
(
Heb. 11:11
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. (Hebrews 11:11)
); and also as a wife who was in subjection to her
husband
(
1 Pet. 3:6
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. (1 Peter 3:6)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
8283
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Sarah
Phonic:
saw-raw’
Meaning:
the same as
8282
; Sarah, Abraham's wife
KJV Usage:
Sarah
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
a princess : the prince breathed (Num. 26:46)
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
A princess; to get dominion:―name changed from Sarai, Gen. 17:15. {Princeps femina}
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