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Genesis 17:15

Genesis 17:15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And God said unto Abraham,.... After he had changed his name, and given him the covenant of circumcision:

as for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah her name shall be; her…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 17:1-27

- The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday, Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah - See note on Gen 17:5.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 17:15-22

Here is, I. The promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, that son in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled, that he should be the father of many nations; for she also shall be a mother of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 17:15-22

The Promise to Sarai

15. Sarah shall her name be That is, Princess. The name "Sarai" (LXX Σάρα) is altered to "Sarah" (LXX Σάῤῥα). The name "Sarah" is the feminine form of the Heb. Sar, "a prince."…

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