Topic
Sarah
21 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 20:12Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Near of kin to Abraham
And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Hebrews 11:11Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Character of
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.
- Genesis 11:29Easton · Smith
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.
- 1 Peter 3:6Smith · Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Character of
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.
- Genesis 11:29–31Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Wife of Abraham
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. But Sarai was barren; she had no child. And Terah took Abram his son, and…
- Genesis 12:5Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Wife of Abraham
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
- Genesis 12:10–20Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Near of kin to Abraham
¶ 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. 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…
- Genesis 16:1–3Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Is sterile; gives her handmaiden, Hagar, to Abraham as a concubine
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children…
- Genesis 16:4–6Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Her jealousy of Hagar
¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 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,…
- Genesis 17:15–21Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Her miraculous conception of Isaac
¶ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 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…
- Genesis 17:15Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Name changed from Sarai to Sarah
¶ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
- Genesis 18:9–15Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Her miraculous conception of Isaac
¶ And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was…
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- Genesis 20:1–14 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Abraham represents her as his sister, and Abimelech, king of Gerar, takes her; she is restored to Abraham by means of a dream
- Genesis 21:3 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Gives birth to Isaac
- Genesis 21:6–8 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Gives birth to Isaac
- Genesis 21:9–14 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Her jealousy of Hagar
- Genesis 23:1–20 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Death and burial of
- Genesis 25:10 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Death and burial of
- Numbers 26:46 Smith
- Galatians 4:22–31 Easton
- 1 Peter 3:5 Nave 1. Also called SARAI — Character of
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Gen. 11:29; 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 Gal. 4:22-31 she is the type of the “Jerusalem which is above.” She is also mentioned as Sara in Heb. 11:11 among the Old Testament worthies, who “all died in faith.” (See ABRAHAM.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
- The wife and half-sister, (Genesis 20:12) of Abraham, and mother of Isaac. Her name is first introduced in (Genesis 11:29) as Sarai. The change of her name from Sarai, my princess (i.e. Abraham’s), to Sarah, princess (for all the race), was made at the same time that Abram’s name was changed to Abraham, --on the establishment of the covenant of circumcision between him and God. Sarah’s history is of course that of Abraham. [ABRAHAM] She died at Hebron at the age of 127 years, 28 years before her husband and was buried by him in the cave of (B.C. 1860.) She is referred to in the New Testament as a type of conjugal obedience in (1 Peter 3:6) and as one of the types of faith in (Hebrews 11:11)
- Sarah, the daughter of Asher. (Numbers 26:46)
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 18 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Also called SARAI
- Wife of Abraham Ge 11:29-31; 12:5
- Near of kin to Abraham Ge 12:10-20; 20:12
- Abraham represents her as his sister, and Abimelech, king of Gerar, takes her; she is restored to Abraham by means of a dream Ge 20:1-14
- Is sterile; gives her handmaiden, Hagar, to Abraham as a concubine Ge 16:1-3
- Her jealousy of Hagar Ge 16:4-6; 21:9-14
- Her miraculous conception of Isaac Ge 17:15-21; 18:9-15
- Name changed from Sarai to Sarah Ge 17:15
- Gives birth to Isaac Ge 21:3,6-8
- Death and burial of Ge 23; 25:10
- Character of Heb 11:11; 1Pe 3:5,6
- 2. SARAH
- See SERAH
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.