Sarah, daughter of Terah
The name Sarah means “lady; princess; princess of the multitude.” Sarah is mentioned in 48 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 11:29. Also called Sarai.
Family of Sarah
Who was Sarah?
Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Gen. 11:29; 20:12). This name was given to her at the time that it was announced to Abraham that she should be the mother of the promised child. Her story is from her marriage identified with that of the patriarch till the time of her death. Her death, at the age of one hundred and twenty-seven years (the only instance in Scripture where the age of a woman is recorded), was the occasion of Abraham’s purchasing the cave of Machpelah as a family burying-place.
In the allegory of Gal. 4:22-31 she is the type of the “Jerusalem which is above.” She is also mentioned as Sara in Heb. 11:11 among the Old Testament worthies, who “all died in faith.” (See ABRAHAM.)
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Sarah
- Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: 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.
- Genesis 17:15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
- Genesis 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- Hebrews 11:11
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
- 1 Peter 3:6
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
Timeline of Sarah's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1920 BC | Abraham enters Canaan |
| 1920 BC | Abraham goes to Egypt |
| 1920 BC | Sojourn in Canaan and Egypt |
| 1895 BC | Birth of Isaac |
All 48 verses mentioning Sarah
- Genesis 11:29
- Genesis 11:30
- Genesis 11:31
- Genesis 12:5
- Genesis 12:11
- Genesis 12:17
- Genesis 16:1
- Genesis 16:2
- Genesis 16:3
- Genesis 16:5
- Genesis 16:6
- Genesis 16:8
- Genesis 17:15
- Genesis 17:17
- Genesis 17:19
- Genesis 17:21
- Genesis 18:6
- Genesis 18:9
- Genesis 18:10
- Genesis 18:11
- Genesis 18:12
- Genesis 18:13
- Genesis 18:14
- Genesis 18:15
- Genesis 20:2
- Genesis 20:14
- Genesis 20:16
- Genesis 20:18
- Genesis 21:1
- Genesis 21:2
- Genesis 21:3
- Genesis 21:6
- Genesis 21:7
- Genesis 21:9
- Genesis 21:12
- Genesis 23:1
- Genesis 23:2
- Genesis 23:19
- Genesis 24:36
- Genesis 24:67
- Genesis 25:10
- Genesis 25:12
- Genesis 49:31
- Isaiah 51:2
- Romans 4:19
- Romans 9:9
- Hebrews 11:11
- 1 Peter 3:6