Genesis 17:15 meaning and explanation
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
Genesis 17:15, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking to Abraham during the covenant ceremony, and having renamed Abraham in verse 5, he now renames Sarai. The change from Sarai to Sarah is slight in sound, and the text ties it to the promise that follows: she will bear a son and become the mother of nations and kings.
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