# Sarah, Sarai # ## Facts: ## * Sarah was Abraham's wife. * Her name was originally "Sarai," but God changed it to "Sarah." * Sarah gave birth to the son God had promised to give her and Abraham. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md)) (See also: [abraham](../other/abraham.md) **·** [isaac](../other/isaac.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Genesis 11:29-30](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/11/29) * [Genesis 11:31-32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/11/31) * [Genesis 17:15-16](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/17/15) * [Genesis 25:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/25/09) ## Examples from the Bible stories: ## __*[05-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-01)__ "So Abram's wife, __Sarai__, said to him, "Since God has not allowed me to have children and now I am too old to have children, here is my servant, Hagar. Marry her also so she can have a child for me." __*[05-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-04)__ "'Your wife, __Sarai__, will have a son--he will be the son of promise.'" __*[05-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-04)__ "God also changed __Sarai's__ name to __Sarah__, which means "princess." __*[05-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/05-05)__ "About a year later, when Abraham was 100 years old and __Sarah__ was 90, __Sarah__ gave birth to Abraham's son. They named him Isaac as God had told them to do."