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===Conflict Between Sarah and Hagar=== | ===Conflict Between Sarah and Hagar=== | ||
God promised Abraham that he would have descendants,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 15:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> but Sarah, even at the age of 75, was unable to bear children. So, she gave her Egyptian maidservant [[Hagar]] to Abraham as a concubine, hoping to have a child through her. After Hagar conceived Abraham’s child, she began to despise Sarah. In response, Sarah mistreated Hagar, prompting her to flee into the wilderness. Following the angel’s instruction in the wilderness, Hagar returned to Sarah, sought her forgiveness, and later gave birth to Ishmael.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https:// | God promised Abraham that he would have descendants,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+15%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 15:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> but Sarah, even at the age of 75, was unable to bear children. So, she gave her Egyptian maidservant [[Hagar]] to Abraham as a concubine, hoping to have a child through her. After Hagar conceived Abraham’s child, she began to despise Sarah. In response, Sarah mistreated Hagar, prompting her to flee into the wilderness. Following the angel’s instruction in the wilderness, Hagar returned to Sarah, sought her forgiveness, and later gave birth to Ishmael.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis 16 |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2016&version=NIV |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
===God’s Blessing to Sarah=== | ===God’s Blessing to Sarah=== | ||
God, who promised Abraham numerous descendants, changed his name from “Abram” to “Abraham” (meaning “father of many nations”) and Sarah’s name from “Sarai” to “Sarah” (meaning “queen” or “mistress”). God blessed Sarah with the promise that she would bear Abraham’s son and become the mother of nations. As Sarah approached the age of 90, Abraham expressed his intent to designate Ishmael, Hagar’s son, as his heir. However, God reaffirmed His promise, declaring that Sarah would bear a son in about a year and instructed him to name him Isaac (meaning “laughter”). God also declared that He would establish an everlasting covenant with Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https:// | God, who promised Abraham numerous descendants, changed his name from “Abram” to “Abraham” (meaning “father of many nations”) and Sarah’s name from “Sarai” to “Sarah” (meaning “queen” or “mistress”). God blessed Sarah with the promise that she would bear Abraham’s son and become the mother of nations. As Sarah approached the age of 90, Abraham expressed his intent to designate Ishmael, Hagar’s son, as his heir. However, God reaffirmed His promise, declaring that Sarah would bear a son in about a year and instructed him to name him Isaac (meaning “laughter”). God also declared that He would establish an everlasting covenant with Isaac.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Genesis 17 |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017&version=NIV |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
Later, when God appeared in the form of a man accompanied by two [[Angel|angels]], Abraham welcomed them and urgently asked Sarah to prepare food. God ate the food Abraham had served Him and He blessed him, saying, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. Upon hearing God’s words at the entrance to the tent, Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Knowing Sarah’s thoughts, God said, “Is anything too hard for the [[Jehovah|LORD]]?” and once again promised her a son.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A1-15&version=NIV |title=Genesis 18:1–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Later, when God appeared in the form of a man accompanied by two [[Angel|angels]], Abraham welcomed them and urgently asked Sarah to prepare food. God ate the food Abraham had served Him and He blessed him, saying, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. Upon hearing God’s words at the entrance to the tent, Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” Knowing Sarah’s thoughts, God said, “Is anything too hard for the [[Jehovah|LORD]]?” and once again promised her a son.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18%3A1-15&version=NIV |title=Genesis 18:1–15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||