Sarah or Sara ( /ˈsɛərə/; Hebrew: שָׂרָה, Sara Śārā Śarra; Latin: Sara; Arabic: سارة Sārah; Persian: سارا Sārā) was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai. According to Genesis 17:15 God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant after Hagar bore Abraham his first son, Ishmael.
The Hebrew name Sarah indicates a woman of high rank and is translated as "princess."
Read more about Sarah: In The Hebrew Bible, New Testament References, Islam, Tomb of Sarah, Contemporary Works and Analysis
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