Sarah

Sarah ("Name means::princess") or Sarai, (Born::Abib 2018 AM&mdash;Died::Abib 2145 AM), is a biblical matriarch and the wife of Abraham, the patriarch of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Life and Family
Sarah was actually Abraham's niece, the daughter of Haran, Abraham's elder brother. Her sister, Milcah, married her other uncle Nahor. She also had a brother named Lot.

Sarah is described as "barren," not able to have a child. She would, however, have one child, Isaac, before she died.

Departure into Canaan
In, she accompanied her husband Abraham into Canaan, after Abraham received a summons from God to enter that land. In 2084 AM, a famine struck the land, and Abraham's household traveled to Egypt, where food was available. There Abraham introduced Sarah as his "sister" to the Egyptians. Sarah was taken into the palace of the Pharaoh, but was later released unharmed and untouched. The Pharaoh gave Abraham's household many gifts. These included a servant girl, Hagar, who was handmaid to Sarah.

Hagar and Ishmael
Sarah despaired of actually having a child of her own. So in 2093 AM she asked Abraham to take Hagar as her surrogate. Abraham did, and Ishmael was born as a result of this union.

When, thirteen years later, three angels delivered a direct message from God that Sarah would have a son of her own, she laughed in disbelief. She was, after all, 89 years old at this time, and was post-menopausal. She tried to deny laughing, but God knew the truth.

Birth of Isaac
When Sarah was age of parenthood::90 years old, her son Isaac was born. Five years later, Abraham declared a feast throughout his camp in Isaac's honor. On that occasion, Sarah saw Ishmael behaving toward Isaac in a mocking manner. She then prevailed upon Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael away. She never saw either person again.

Chronological note
Some authorities have traditionally held that the "four hundred years of evil treatment" begin with this incident. In fact, the Exodus of Israel from Egypt did take place four hundred years later.

Death and Burial
Sarah died in 2145 AM, having lived for life span::127 years. Upon her death, Abraham bought a burial cave at Machpelah to bury her in. He himself was buried later in the same place.

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