The Life of Sarah — Mother of Nations Flashcards

#1

What was Sarah's original name before God changed it?

📖 Genesis 17:15

#2

How old was Sarah when she gave birth to Isaac?

📖 Genesis 21:5

#3

Why did Sarah laugh when the Lord promised her a son?

📖 Genesis 18:11-12

#4

Which king took Sarah into his household, believing she was Abraham's sister rather than his wife?

📖 Genesis 20:1-2

#5

What did Sarah do to try to provide Abraham with a son before Isaac was born?

📖 Genesis 16:1-3

#6

After Isaac was born, what did Sarah request regarding Hagar and Ishmael?

📖 Genesis 21:9-10

#7

Where did Abraham originally call Sarah his sister, causing her to be taken by a king?

📖 Genesis 20:1

#8

What covenant sign did God give Abraham that involved Sarah?

📖 Genesis 17:10-14

#2

90 years old

Genesis 17:17 and 21:5 indicate that Sarah was 90 years old when she bore Isaac, well beyond the age of natural childbearing, demonstrating God's miraculous power.

Genesis 21:5

#1

Sarai

Genesis 17:15 records that God changed her name from Sarai to Sarah, meaning 'princess,' as a sign of the covenant blessing that she would be the mother of nations.

Genesis 17:15

#4

Abimelech of Gerar

Genesis 20:1-2 records that Abimelech, king of Gerar, took Sarah into his household after Abraham claimed she was his sister, and God intervened to prevent Abimelech from coming near her.

Genesis 20:1-2

#3

She was old and had stopped having the way of women

Genesis 18:11-12 explains that Sarah laughed because she was old and had ceased to have the way of women, making conception seem physically impossible by natural means.

Genesis 18:11-12

#6

To cast out Hagar and Ishmael from the household

Genesis 21:9-10 shows that Sarah saw Ishmael mocking and demanded that Abraham cast out Hagar and Ishmael, which grieved Abraham but God told him to listen to Sarah's voice.

Genesis 21:9-10

#5

She gave her Egyptian servant Hagar to Abraham

Genesis 16:1-3 describes how Sarah, believing she was barren, gave her Egyptian servant Hagar to Abraham so that she might obtain a child through her, a cultural practice of the time.

Genesis 16:1-3

#8

Circumcision

Genesis 17:10-14 records that God established circumcision as the sign of the covenant, which applied to Abraham, his descendants, and specifically affected the line through Sarah and Isaac.

Genesis 17:10-14

#7

Gerar

Genesis 20:1-2 places the first incident of Abraham claiming Sarah was his sister at Gerar, where Abimelech took her into his household; an earlier similar incident occurred in Egypt in Genesis 12.

Genesis 20:1

#9

How many years passed between when God first promised Abraham a son and when Isaac was actually born?

📖 Genesis 21:5

#10

How long did Sarah live?

📖 Genesis 23:1

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#10

127 years

Genesis 23:1 states that Sarah lived 127 years, making her one of the few women in Scripture whose lifespan is explicitly recorded.

Genesis 23:1

#9

25 years

Genesis 12:4 indicates Abraham was 75 when he left Ur, and Genesis 21:5 states he was 100 when Isaac was born, making the wait approximately 25 years for the fulfillment of God's promise.

Genesis 21:5

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