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3. She had a Devoted Following. Sarah was a full partner in her husband’s efforts to spread G‑dly awareness. While he taught and influenced the men, Sarah guided and “converted” the women. 4. Read: How to Convert to Judaism. 4. There Were 3 Recurring Miracles in Her Tent. Art by Sefira Lightstone.
- The 7 Prophetesses of Judaism
As the wife of Abraham, Sarah was an equal partner in his...
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Sarah was the wife of Abraham, and the first of the four...
- The 7 Prophetesses of Judaism
Feb 13, 2021 · The Bible is silent about the name of Sarah's mother. So are the Talmud and other ancient rabbinical texts as far as I can tell. However, a rabbinical authority in the current era, Rabbi Chaim Kanievski gives her name as Yiska Bas Tissa - Yiksa the daughter of Tissa. If this is right it gives us both the name of Sarah's grandmother as well has ...
The Torah writes, “Sarah’s lifetime was one hundred years, and twenty years, and seven years.”18 According to the biblical commentator Rashi, the years are split up to emphasize that she was as beautiful and pure of sin at her death as when a child. Sarah’s royal, caring nature, and her strength as a prophetess, had become well known ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Isaac means "he laughs." Abraham laughed that, at 100 years old, he could have a son with Sarah, who was 90 years old and had been barren her entire life. Sarah, too, laughed at the prospect (Genesis 18:9–15). Shortly after God promised Abraham and Sarah a son, He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, but He rescued Abraham’s nephew Lot (Genesis 19).
Sarah was the wife of Abraham, and the first of the four matriarchs of the Jewish nation. She is widely referred to as Sarah Imeinu, “Sarah Our Mother.”. Along with her husband, the Patriarch Abraham, Sarah was instrumental in teaching thousands of people about monotheism —the belief in one G‑d. 1. Known for her kindness and hospitality ...
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When Gen 11:31 tells that “Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife” from Ur to Haran, it does not call Sarai Terah’s granddaughter. However, in Genesis 20, when Abraham explains his wife-sister ruse to Abimelech of Gerar, he claims that Sarah is his non-uterine ...
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Biblical Sarah, Abraham’s wife and the matriarch of the Jewish people, is a strong and independent character. When she cannot have children, Sarah takes the initiative and gives her maid-servant, Hagar, to Abraham so that he can have children through Hagar on Sarah’s behalf. Hagar becomes pregnant, and Sarah sees that she “is diminished ...
