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First named in Scripture at Genesis 17:15 — read the chapter.

What Sarah Did

Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in her old age, as God promised; through her came the child of promise.

Accomplished for Good

By faith she "received strength to conceive seed" and judged him faithful who had promised (Heb 11:11); she is set before Christian wives as an example of holy trust (1 Pet 3:6).

Mistakes and Failures

She laughed within herself at God’s promise (Gen 18:12); gave Hagar to Abraham, then dealt hardly with her when she conceived (Gen 16).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Genesis 1 1 :29; 20: 12). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child. Her story is from her marriage identified with that of the patriarch till the time of her death. Her death, at the age of one hundred and twenty-seven years (the only instance in Scripture where the age of a woman is recorded), was the occasion of Abraham’s purchasing the cave of Machpelah as a family burying-place. 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 worthies, who “all died in faith.” (See ABRAHAM.)

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