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A-Z: General definitions: Sarah
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In the Old Testament the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She laughed in disbelief on hearing that God would make her a mother in her old age.A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
In the Old Testament Abraham was called by God to search for the land God promised to him and told he would be the 'father of many nations'
In the Old Testament the son of Abraham, father of Esau and Jacob, husband of Rebekah.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
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