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What's the difference between Sara and Sarah? ›

The name Sara is of Hebrew origin and derives from the biblical name Sarah. A bit more light and modern, Sara offers an airy take on Sarah. While those with the name Sara are often eager to share its "princess" meaning, it is also sometimes translated to mean "noblewoman."

And given that at this point Sarah is unaware of the divine nature of the visitors in her camp, bitter and doubtful laughter is only fitting as an expression of her doubt in God's promise as well as in her and Abraham's own abilities to producing a child.

YHWH immediately reiterates the amazing earlier promise: “At the established time, I will return to you, just at the time of life, and Sarah will have a son” (Gen. 18:14). But the fun of the tale is not quite over. “But Sarah lied, 'I did not laugh,' because she was terrified.

And when Sarah denied that she had laughed because she was afraid, God forced her to confront the truth of her actions. Yet he did not punish her or retract his promise. God's grace was great enough, not only to do the impossible for Sarah, but also to accept her human limitations and forgive her unbelief.

Genesis 17:5

His original name, Abram, means “exalted father” in Hebrew. His new name, Abraham, means “father of a multitude” (Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon). Abraham's name now represented how he was being used by God: as the beginning of a nation through whom God would work.

In Genesis 17:15, God changes her name to Sarah (princess) ("a woman of high rank") as part of the covenant with El Shaddai after Hagar bears Abram his first born son Ishmael. Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, imagined here in a Bible illustration from 1897.

Enslavement in Egypt and Barrenness

Protection and plague foreshadow Israel's later redemption at the exodus. Sarah's barrenness also endangers the promise and prompts her to give her handmaiden Hagar to Abraham as a surrogate womb (Gen 16:1–2), a custom known also from Mesopotamia.

Genesis 20:1–7 describes the moment Abraham and Sarah have been waiting on for many, many years. Ever since leaving their home to begin to wander in the land of Canaan, this is a promise they have wished to see fulfilled. God had promised to make Abraham a great nation, by giving him and Sarah a naturally-born son.

Most scholars interpret this statement to mean Sarah believes her story will bring the joy of laughter to others. Some suggest that perhaps she believes others will laugh, as she did, at the idea that a 90-year-old woman could bear a child. In any case, it has happened. She has laughter, at last.

Sarah laughed in disbelief. But God rebuked her for her doubt, at which point she then lied and denied: "Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, 'I did not laugh. ' But he said, 'Yes, you did laugh. '" (17:17; 18:10–15).

What did the angel tell Sarah? ›

Genesis 18:12-15 The Passion Translation (TPT)

I will appear to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son!” Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I wasn't laughing.” But he said, “Yes, you were!”

GOD visited Sarah exactly as he said he would; GOD did to Sarah what he promised: Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, and at the very time God had set. Abraham named him Isaac.

In the English-speaking world it's normally spelt in one of two standard ways: Sarah and Sara.

Sarah—Check

It is the feminine form (with the -h, ה ending) of the masculine sar (שר), thus representing the Semitic/Hebrew word meaning “princess.”

Riri can be a nickname for Sarah yeah. Other nicknames are: Sadie, Sally, Sari, Sarie, Ara, Shia, Shara, Essie, Ess, Sar, Sal, Sasa, Sarina, or Sarita.