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Sarah
Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, who bore him in old age as God had promised.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Family & lineage
Death & legacy
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ArchaeologyGenesis says Sarah was the first laid in the cave of Machpelah at Hebron, the tomb Abraham bought when she died there. The site is marked today by a massive stone enclosure raised by Herod the Great in the 1st century BC — the oldest such structure still in use — venerated as the Tomb of the Patriarchs ever since.
Cave of the Patriarchs (Machpelah), Hebron — massive Herodian enclosure wall (1st c. BC), ashlar masonry comparable to Herod's Temple Mount platform; architectural study by L.-H. Vincent, E. J. H. Mackay & F.-M. Abel, Hébron: Le Haram el-Khalil, sépulture des patriarches (Paris: Leroux, 1923); textual attribution cf. Genesis 23:19
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Hebron
Where in scripture
GenesisIsaiahRomansHebrews1 Peter
Genesis 11:29Genesis 11:30Genesis 11:31Genesis 12:5Genesis 12:11Genesis 12:17Genesis 16:1Genesis 16:2Genesis 16:3Genesis 16:5Genesis 16:6Genesis 16:8Genesis 17:15Genesis 17:17Genesis 17:19Genesis 17:21Genesis 20:2Genesis 20:14Genesis 20:16Genesis 20:18Genesis 21:1Genesis 21:2Genesis 21:3Genesis 21:6
…and 16 more mentions
Family
In their own words — 6 recorded sayings
“And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.” — Genesis 16:2
“And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.” — Genesis 16:5
“And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?” — Genesis 18:12
“And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me. And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.” — Genesis 21:6-7
“So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.” — Genesis 21:10
“What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman.” — Galatians 4:30
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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