But Sarai was barren and had no children.
Recently which country was affected by Cyclone Sarai?
Sarai really was his sister.
Too many of us are like Sarai.
How distressing this must have been for Abram and Sarai!
It appeared that Sarai was in line to be violated.
Sarai and Abram came back to the land now known as Israel.
Interestingly, Abraham and Sarah were called Abram and Sarai at that time.
Sarai was taken into Pharaoh's house,
and Abram was treated well because of her.
God said also to Abraham:“Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah.
Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Sarai could say that she was Abram's sister because
she really was his half sister.
How did both Abram and Sarai set a good example for husbands and wives today?
A day or two before he had been Abram, and she had been Sarai, S-a-r-a.
Then Sarai said to Abram,“My slave girl now hates me,
and I blame you for this.
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
In what distressing circumstance did Abram and Sarai find themselves, and how did Jehovah deliver Sarai?
But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt.
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children.
She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
The Lord kept His promise, and at the same time next year, a son was born to Sarai.
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children:
and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
The Lord kept His promise, and at the same time the next year, a son was born to Sarai.
During their journey, there was a famine in the land, prompting Abram and Sarai to go to Egypt(Genesis 12:10).
The Sarai was again revived by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan(1627-1657 A. D.)
and used as Postal Center(Dak ghar) and Military camp.
Sarai no doubt managed the tasks traditionally
done by women of that culture: kneading flour, baking bread, spinning wool, sewing garments.
The Sarai was a fortified lodging
or inn where travellers could pass the night and also keep their goods in safe custody.
God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.
God said to Abraham,"As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.
Sarai thus chose to‘ subject herself to her husband'
and conceal her married status. Of course, doing so exposed her to risks.
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but[d]Sarah shall be her name.