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Sarai is Abram’s wife. Sarai remains barren for many years, though God has promised children to her and Abram. Eventually, she takes matters into her own hands by giving her slave, Hagar, to Abram, but after Hagar conceives, Sarai angrily drives her into the desert. When the angel of the LORD reiterates the promise of children, Sarah, now 90, laughs at the thought. However, God fulfills his promise, enabling Sarai to conceive and bear Isaac (whose name means “laughter”). Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the cave of Machpelah.
Sarai (Sarah) Quotes in Genesis
The Genesis quotes below are all either spoken by Sarai (Sarah) or refer to Sarai (Sarah). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 18
Quotes
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?” The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you, in due season, and Sarah shall have a son.” But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.”
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Sarai (Sarah) Quotes in Genesis
The Genesis quotes below are all either spoken by Sarai (Sarah) or refer to Sarai (Sarah). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 18
Quotes
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?” The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too wonderful for the Lord? At the set time I will return to you, in due season, and Sarah shall have a son.” But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “Oh yes, you did laugh.”
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