40 Bible Verses about sarah

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Genesis 18:11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, far gone in days, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Genesis 17:19

And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. And you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Genesis 21:1

And Jehovah visited Sarah as He had said. And Jehovah did to Sarah as He had spoken.

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her.

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Genesis 20:12

And yet truly she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.

Genesis 12:11

And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon.

Genesis 18:12

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After my being old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Genesis 18:10

And He said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and lo, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door which was behind Him.

Genesis 18:15

Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Genesis 17:17

And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 20:2

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 49:31

They buried Abraham and his wife Sarah there, and they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And I buried Leah there;

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

Isaiah 51:2

Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

Genesis 23:1

And Sarah was a hundred twenty seven years old, the years of the life of Sarah.

Genesis 21:9

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian (whom she had borne to Abraham) mocking.

Genesis 21:7

And she said, Who could have said to Abraham, will Sarah suckle children? For I have borne a son to him in his old age.

Genesis 17:21

But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year.

Genesis 25:1

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him (whom Sarah bore to him) Isaac.

Genesis 21:5

And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Genesis 18:9

And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

Genesis 18:13

And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I, who am old, truly bear a child?

Genesis 16:1

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, did not bear. And she had a female slave, an Egyptian, and her name was Hagar.

Genesis 25:12

And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.

Genesis 20:18

For the Lord had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

1 Chronicles 1:28

The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

Genesis 16:2

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing. I pray you, go in to my slave woman. It may be that I may be built by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Galatians 4:23

But, indeed, he out of the slave-woman has been born according to flesh, and he out of the free woman through the promise;

Genesis 21:10

And she said to Abraham, Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.

Genesis 23:19

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave at the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 20:14

And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham. And he restored him Sarah his wife.

Genesis 21:12

And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your slave woman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your Seed shall be called.

Genesis 16:4

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

Genesis 21:8

And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

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Beauty » Instances of » Sarah

Genesis 12:11

And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon.

Devout mothers » Sarah

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Falsehood » Instances of » Sarah » Denying » To king of gerar

Genesis 20:5

Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the sincerity of my heart and innocency of my hands I have done this.

Genesis 20:16

And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all this, you are reproved.

Falsehood » Instances of » Sarah » To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief

Genesis 18:15

Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Godly ancestry » Devout mothers » Sarah

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Home » Devout mothers » Sarah

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Lying » Exemplified » Sarah

Genesis 18:15

Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Mothers » Devout » Sarah

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Name » Sarah

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

Religion » Devout mothers » Sarah

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me.

Responsibility » Attempts to shift » Sarah

Genesis 16:2

And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing. I pray you, go in to my slave woman. It may be that I may be built by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I have given my slave woman into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac

Genesis 17:15-21

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah. And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her. And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? read more.
And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before You! And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. And you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation. But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year.

Genesis 18:9-15

And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And He said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and lo, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door which was behind Him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, far gone in days, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. read more.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After my being old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I, who am old, truly bear a child? Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return again, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Character of

1 Peter 3:5-6

For so once indeed the holy women hoping in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands; as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you became, doing good and fearing no terror.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Near of kin to abraham

Genesis 12:10-20

And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to stay there, for the famine was grievous in the land. And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon. And it will be when the Egyptians see you, they shall say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save you alive. read more.
I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you. And it happened when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her before Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And he treated Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and male servants, and maidservants, and she-asses, and camels. And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she is your wife? Why did you say, She is my sister? And so I was about to take her to me as wife. Now therefore behold your wife. Take her and go. And Pharaoh commanded men concerning him. And they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

Genesis 20:12

And yet truly she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Her jealousy of hagar

Genesis 21:9-14

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian (whom she had borne to Abraham) mocking. And she said to Abraham, Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac. And the thing was very evil in Abraham's sight, because of his son. read more.
And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your slave woman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your Seed shall be called. And also, I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman, because he is your seed. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. And he gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Genesis 16:4-6

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I have given my slave woman into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you. But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your slave woman is in your hand. Do to her as it pleases you. And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Wife of abraham

Genesis 12:5

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 gained in Haran. And they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. And they came into the land of Canaan.

Genesis 11:29-31

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. 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 Lot, the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. And he went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and lived there.

Sarah » The ruling personality in the home

Genesis 21:10-12

And she said to Abraham, Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac. And the thing was very evil in Abraham's sight, because of his son. And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the boy and because of your slave woman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your Seed shall be called.

Sarah » Again disbelieves God's promise

Genesis 18:12-15

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After my being old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I, who am old, truly bear a child? Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return again, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. read more.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Sarah » The mother of nations

Genesis 17:15-16

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah. And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her.

Sarah » Brings family trouble upon herself

Genesis 16:5-6

And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I have given my slave woman into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you. But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your slave woman is in your hand. Do to her as it pleases you. And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

Sarah » In spite of her infirmities honoured of God

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

Sarah » Mentioned in the roll of bible worthies

Sarah » Beautiful

Genesis 12:11

And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Death and burial of

Genesis 25:10

the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Gives birth to isaac

Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him (whom Sarah bore to him) Isaac.

Genesis 21:6-8

And Sarah said, God has made me laugh, so that all who hear will laugh with me. And she said, Who could have said to Abraham, will Sarah suckle children? For I have borne a son to him in his old age. And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

Sarah » 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 20:1-14

And Abraham moved from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are about to die, for the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife. read more.
But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, will You also kill a righteous nation? Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the sincerity of my heart and innocency of my hands I have done this. And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this in the sincerity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her. Now therefore, restore his wife to the man. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours. And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears. And the men were greatly afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? In what have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done. And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see that you have done this thing? And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake. And yet truly she is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife. And it happened when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you show to me, at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them to Abraham. And he restored him Sarah his wife.

Sarah » Also called sarai » Is sterile; gives her handmaiden, hagar, to abraham as a concubine

Genesis 16:1-3

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, did not bear. And she had a female slave, an Egyptian, and her name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, Jehovah has kept me from bearing. I pray you, go in to my slave woman. It may be that I may be built by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her slave woman, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife (after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan).

Sarah » Also called sarai » Name changed from sarai to sarah

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Sarah » Lies

Genesis 12:13

I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you.

Genesis 18:13-15

And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I, who am old, truly bear a child? Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return again, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

Genesis 20:13

And it happened when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you show to me, at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Wives » Good--exemplified » Sarah

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