Wherever Abraham and Sarah go, they go together. They leave Ur of the Chaldees to move to Mesopotamia. From Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, Abraham and Sarah walk together. They flee famine and go ...

Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he [Abraham] was only one when I called him, that I might bless him and multiply him. (Isaiah 51:1-2) ...

Abraham’s 99; Sarah’s 90. Ignoring the designated patriarch’s incredulity, God pledges an eternal covenant with their descendants. When Sarah hears about the blessed event, she also laughs.

Abraham laughs, and challenges God, asking how it could be possible for Sarah to give birth at the age of 90. And yet, according to the commentaries, God finds Abraham’s laughter joyful, while ...

The Midrash correctly indicates that Abraham and Sarah both influenced non-Jews to become Jewish but it doesn’t explain why Sarai made more converts than Abraham.

What makes the story of Avraham (Abraham) and Sarah going to Egypt important enough to be included in the Genesis narrative? (Genesis 12:10-20) Ramban suggests that this is an example of the maxim … ...

This is why when Abraham was reluctant to send away Hagar and Ishmael as Sarah demanded, God directly instructed him “In all that Sarah says to you, harken to her voice.” (Genesis 21:12) So ...

Abraham and Sarah traveled and eventually arrived in Gerar, a Philistine city. Upon the king’s attraction to Sarah more lies came: Abraham: “she is my sister.” Sarah: “he’s my brother.” ...

Lessons from Abraham and Sarah on facing the unknown. Jill Rice June 26, 2023. Photo by Jessie McCall, courtesy of Unsplash. A Reflection for Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time.

Abraham kept this covenant and his wife, Sarah, gave birth to their son, Isaac. God chose Isaac to inherit the covenant directly from his father, and Isaac handed it on to his own son, Jacob.