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Sarai(שָׂרַי)[1], is given the name Sarah when Abram is given the name Abraham.[2]
“15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai[1], but Sarah[3] shall her name be.” Genesis 17:15
Genesis 20: 2 And Abraham said of Sarah [3] his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech [4] king of Gerar [5] sent, and took Sarah.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 08297 Sarai Saray Derived from the Hebrew root word שַׂר (sar)08269, meaning "prince" or "ruler." By adding a Hey her name becomes Sarah.
- ↑ “5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.” Genesis 17:5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 08283 שָׂרָה Sarah [saw-raw’] the same as 08282 princess, noblewoman, Greek 4564 σαρρα princess; n pr f; [BDB-979a] [{See TWOT on 2295 @@ "2295b" }] AV-Sarah 38; 38
- Sarah= "noblewoman"
- 1) wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
- ↑ 040 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ‘Abiymelek [ab-ee-mel’-ek] from 01 and 04428; n pr m; [BDB-4a] [{See TWOT on 3 @@ "3b" }] AV-Abimelech 67; 67 Abimelech= "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
- 1) king of Gerar in Abraham’s time
- 2) king of Gath in David’s time; maybe title of Philistine kings
- 3) son of Gideon by a concubine
- 4) priest, son of Abiathar
- ↑ 01642 Gerar גְּרָר Beginning with Gimel (Cause and effect), followed with a double Reish (spirit and truth) that draws or drags us to Gaza (strength); "Derived from an unused root 01641 גָּרַר garar meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
- "Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.
The cause and effect of living in Sodom would degenerated the people and gave the king power making the masses as human resources.
But Abraham lived by faith and honor, compassion and sacrifice which brought him along a straight way of "righteousness".
The way he went was a part of the stories of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis with his interactions between the patriarchs and the local rulers, notably Abimelech. His willingness to repent and obey with a reliance on God's righteousness made his life fruitful and his prayers powerful.
- Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."
- "Gerar" is said to mean "lodging place" or ""sojourning". Abraham sojourned while Lot chose to live in a city-state.