Sarai/Sarah

Sarai/Sarah had quite some life, travelling into the unknown, struggling with being barren, but having promises from God that she would have a son. For years she lived as Sarai, meaning Abram’s princess. When Abram’s name was changed to Abraham in Genesis 17:5, the LORD also changed Sarai from being his Princess to Sarah, making her a full princess, no longer a possession of Abraham (Genesis 17:15). She put up with twice being taken into the harem of a king, once with pharaoh, and then later with Abimelech.

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.