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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43851" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43851" /> == | ||
Genesis 11:29-25:10 <p> In her grief over her barrenness, [[Sarah]] gave her maid [[Hagar]] to [[Abraham]] in the hope of an heir; but she expressed resentment when Hagar conceived. When Sarah was almost 90 years old, God changed her name and promised her a son. | Genesis 11:29-25:10 <p> In her grief over her barrenness, [[Sarah]] gave her maid [[Hagar]] to [[Abraham]] in the hope of an heir; but she expressed resentment when Hagar conceived. When Sarah was almost 90 years old, God changed her name and promised her a son. A year later, she bore Isaac. </p> <p> At the age of 127, Sarah died at Hebron, where she was buried in the cave in the field of [[Machpelah]] near Mamre. </p> <p> In the New Testament, Romans 4:19 refers to Sarah's barrenness as evidence of Abraham's faith; Romans 9:9 cites her conception of Isaac as an example of God's power in fulfilling a promise. Galatians 4:21-31 contrasts her with Hagar without naming her, Hebrews 11:11 lauds her faith, and 1 Peter 3:6 describes her relationship with Abraham. </p> <p> [[Judith]] Wooldridge </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74941" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74941" /> == | ||
<p> '''Sa'ra-i.''' ''( | <p> '''Sa'ra-i.''' ''(My Princess).'' The original name of [[Sarah]] , wife of [[Abraham]] . </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33580" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33580" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59171" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59171" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Saray', שָׂרִי; Sept. Σάρα; Vulg. | <p> (Heb. Saray', שָׂרִי; Sept. Σάρα; Vulg. [[Sarai]] )'','' the original name of Sarah, the wife of Abraham. It is always used in the history from Genesis 11:29 to Genesis 17:15, when it was changed to Sarah at the same time that her husband's name from [[Abram]] became Abraham, and the birth of Isaac was more distinctly foretold. The meaning of the name appears to be, as Ewald has suggested, "contentious." (See Sarah). </p> | ||
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