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  • Sarai's name change signifies something important as well.

    Faith and Obedience Julie D. 2005

  • And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go?

    Genesis 16. 1999

  • For if God reproved Pharaoh, that he should do Abram no harm; it follows, that he preserved Sarai's honor uninjured.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • For however laudable was Sarai's wish, as regards the end, or the scope to which it tended; nevertheless, in the pursuit of it, she was guilty of no light sin, by impatiently departing from the word of God, for the purpose of enjoying the effect of that word.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go?

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • Sarai's gloss supervened, [387] namely, that she could have no seed but a supposititious one by Hagar: this mire of human imagination, with which the promise had been defiled must be purged away, that Abram might derive his knowledge from no other source, than the pure word of God.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • If Moses had simply related, that God had punished the king for having committed adultery, it would not so obviously appear that he had taken care of Sarai's chastity; but when he plainly declares that the house of the king was plagued because of

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • Abram was kindly treated for Sarai's sake; we hence conclude, that she was honorably entertained by Pharaoh, and was not dealt with as a harlot.

    Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

  • Furthermore, as he grew older, he turned more and more of the work over to his helpers, which meant he needed more helpers — all three of Tandellin and Sarai's children now worked for him — and that meant more money.

    The Misenchanted Sword Watt-Evans, Lawrence, 1954- 1985

  • In fact, without Sarai's assistance, Everard would most likely never have heard of those Sinim who were unfortunately lost at sea.

    Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983

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