Sarah
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For other uses, see Sarah (given name) and Sarah (disambiguation).
Sarah[lower-alpha 1] (born Sarai)[lower-alpha 2] is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister[1] of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church,[2] 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church,[3] 20 January in the LCMS,[4] and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[5]
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Burial place | Cave of the Patriarchs |
Spouse | Abraham |
Children | Isaac |
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Relatives | Haran (brother) Nahor (brother) Nahor (grandfather) Abraham (half-brother) Lot (nephew) Lot's daughters (grandnieces) Moab (great-grandnephew/grandnephew) Ben-Ammi (great-grandnephew/grandnephew) Iscah (niece) Milcah (niece/sister-in-law) Bethuel (grandnephew/nephew) Rebecca (great-grandniece/grandniece/daughter-in-law) Laban (great-grandnephew/grandnephew) Esau (grandson) Jacob (grandson) Ishmael (half-nephew/step-son) |
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