Sarah Vowell

Reference: Addressed To: Circumstance Under Which it was Reiterated: “Ingredients” Which compose the Covenant: Development in the Book of Genesis: Any Change in Content or Emphasis: Genesis 12:1- Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee: Abraham God’s call for Abraham to move from Haran to Canaan. Abraham moved from Haran to Canaan--land. Started with a call from God to Abraham. There is emphasis

in the Bible says that after the flood, and the death of Noah, 350 years after Noah's Ark, a man is born and his name is Abraham. God calls upon Abraham living in Haran, a city in upper Mesopotamia, with his father Terah, and his wife, Sarai, or (Sarah). God makes a covenant with Abram, promising to make Abram’s descendants into a great nation. After hearing this from God, Abram agrees to leave his home and move southwest to Canaan with his wife and his nephew, Lot, to a land which God has promised

understood in the light of Isaac being the rightful heir to Abraham’s inheritance and legacy through the abandonment and expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael. At first glance, the story portrays Hagar as an outsider, an Egyptian servant, who is beneath Sarah, the mistress; thus, this difference in position justifies Hagar and Ishmael’s abandonment from Abraham’s house. A closer look at the story evokes the reader’s sympathy for Hagar and Ishmael’s unfair treatment since Ishmael is the firstborn son. This

Although the Bible was written thousands of years ago, the lessons expressed by God are just as relevant in today’s world. The Bible, specifically the Book of Genesis, consists of stories that seem outdated, however, these stories illustrate moral lessons that will always be applicable in life. The most prominent lesson is that people must have faith in God in order to trust Him with all of their heart. Particular instances from the lives of Abraham and Joseph provide reasons to believe God is always

“Oh no, I know who you are talking about, Sophia Johnson, right?” “No,” I said, blinking my eyes and smiling, my tone etched with irritation, “I’m pretty sure it’s Sarah Johnson, I believe she had brown curly hair? Gees did nobody remember me? Remember Sarah Johnson! “Oh, you mean the girl with brown curly hair, kind of smelled like cheese?” What? No! Lairs! I always showered every morning! My shampoo scent was green apples! I always used deodorant! I didn’t even have cheese in my lunch!” “Oh wait

Panel number 4 of Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise on the Baptistery de San Giovanni depicts Abraham and Isaac. On this panel the story of Abraham and Isaac is told. As is seen by just glancing at the panel, there seems to be a man up on a mountain, about to strike down on a man who is bent over on his knees. There is also an angel right above them. Below the mountain, there are two men having a conversation in a lounged position, and one of their donkeys is standing nearby. On the other side, there

Yishamel and Sarah and Yitzchak. Avraham and Hagar had Yishmael while Sarah was still barren. Finally, towards the end of their lives, they had Yitzchak. The pasuk there tells us that after that, "Sarah saw that the son of Hagar (Yishmael), the Egyptian, that she had born to Avraham, was mocking. She said to Avraham, 'Drive out this slave-woman and her son, for the son of this slave-woman will not inherit with my son, with Yitzchok.' This thing was very wrong in the eyes of Avraham..." Sarah doesn’t want

In biblical times, there lived a man named Abraham and his beloved wife Sarah, who prayed to God every day for the gift of a child. Sarah, however, remained barren and suggested Abraham sleep with his servant Haggar as a surrogate. Haggar did bare a child named Ishmael, but Sarah grew to despise Haggar and her child for gifting Abraham with what she could not. As time past, Sarah gave birth to Isaac, the miracle child, and God decided Isaac would receive his covenant and subsequently Ishmael and

Sarah, the Evil Mistress Although Hagar flaunts her pregnancy with Abraham in the face of Sarah who is barren, Sarah is ultimately responsible for generating trouble in Abraham’s household. Through Sarah’s decision to give Hagar to Abraham, Sarah’s jealousy and anger towards Hagar’s reaction to conception, and also Sarah’s harsh treatment of Hagar, we are able to understand why Sarah is truly the one accountable for the negative circumstances throughout her relationship with Hagar. Initially

In verse nine, I observe that the Lord’s messenger asks Hagar to return to a life of servitude despite ill treatment from Sarai. I now question why the Lord might want Hagar to endure this mistreatment, but in verse ten the messenger says that Hagar will be rewarded and given so many children that they cannot be counted. 1 Peter 2:18 may offer some insight as to why God asks Hagar to return to her master, it says, “Household slaves, submit by accepting the authority of your masters with all respect