Sarah is one of the most important woman not only in Judaism but also in the world. Although she is not covered in depth in A History of the World’s Religion book, Sarai is the first of the four matriarchs who eventually became Sarah who was the mother of all. Sarah’s beginning, pregnancy and death showed her complete commitment to her husband, Abraham, and faithfulness to God.
To begin with, Sarai chose her own fate to become the wife of Abraham. People often described Sarai as kind, hospitable and beautiful woman. She was one of the four most beautiful women in the world. As she was born in very prestigious family, she could have married someone as prestigious as her; however, she eventually chose a man who was known to be a rebel, Abram, …show more content…
Although Sarai was pure and completely faithful to God, God had made her barren which indicated a punishment for Sarai. She never turned away from God, however. Instead, she put down her pride and made her servant, Hagar, have Abram’s son to continue his legacy. Sarai was an ideal maternal figure because according to Josephus, Sarai showed an unlimited ability as a mother and truly loved Ishmael. All the good deeds of Sarai led to the turning point of her life. God finally rewarded Abram and Sarai by giving Abram his new name Abraham and giving Sarai her new name Sarah, which meant “the princess”. With a spiritual capacity given by God, she finally gives birth at an age of ninety years old. Many people including Abraham and Sarah were doubtful of this possibility but was God showing Sarah that she was truly worthy and that she was able to overpower the limitations of aging. When Hagar showed arrogance and disrespect and Ishmael caused trouble, she felt the need to send Hagar and Ishmael away. She was afraid to see Ishmael’s growing jealousy and resentment towards Isaac. Although Abraham was hesitant, Sarah was firm with her decision but never acted it out until she had the permission from Abraham. When Abraham asked God for advice with the conflict between Sarah and Hagar, God told Abraham “whatever Sarai tells you to do, listen to …show more content…
Although Abraham and Sarah were chosen by God to be the leaders of many men and women, they were not perfect. God wanted to test Abraham to see if he deserves to be the leadar of two nations. Because Abraham had to prove his faithfulness to God, he tried to kill his very own son Isaac as God ordered. God recognized his faithfulness and stopped him from doing so by saying “do not hurt the boy in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld even your beloved son from me”. but, this hurt Sarah so much that she died of shock at an age of hundred-twenty-seven. She was the first of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs to be buried in the Cave of Machpelah. Everyone showed a great respect towards Sarah by coming to her funeral. Abraham was able to endure all the hardships throughout his life but he could not endure Sarah’s death. As a result, he suddenly “aged” which revealed that all these years, Sarah kept her husband sane sheltering him from all the evil and the disaster. Sarah was only woman with the age of death recorded in the book which indicates her great achievements throughout her life. Unlike how people usually perceive death, death of Sarah was not the end. Sarah’s burial was known as “the life of Sarah” because her teaching was even more important after her death. Her contribution and investment on her son Isaac helped to continue peace and holiness at