Sarah said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. Send them away! When we die, our son Isaac will get everything we have. I don’t want that slave woman’s son sharing those things with my son Isaac!”
Genesis 24:36 - Easy To Read Version Sarah was my master’s wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son. And my master has given everything he owns to that son. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has. American Standard Version (1901) And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. Common English Bible My master’s wife Sarah gave birth to a son for my master in her old age, and he’s given him everything he owns. Catholic Public Domain Version And Sarah, the wife of my lord, has given birth to a son for my lord in her old age, and he has given him all that he had. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Sara, my master's wife hath borne my master a son in her old age: and he hath given him all that he had. |
Sarah said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. Send them away! When we die, our son Isaac will get everything we have. I don’t want that slave woman’s son sharing those things with my son Isaac!”
Abraham was almost 100 years old, so his body was much past the age for having children. Also, Sarah could not have children. Abraham thought about this. But his faith in God did not become weak.