- Author
- Not stated
- Published
- Undated
- Kind
- Encyclopedia article (Wikipedia), many contributors
- Original
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah
- Subject
- Occult, myth and religion
What it is
A collaboratively edited Wikipedia entry about the biblical figure. A hatnote sends readers to separate pages for the given name and other uses. The article covers the narrative, later references, historicity, religious views, the tomb and popular culture.
What it says
- The article calls Sarah a biblical matriarch, prophet and major figure in Abrahamic religions.
- In Genesis, God renames Sarai as Sarah and promises the couple a son.
- Genesis tells of Abraham calling Sarah a sister, then doing so again before Abimelech.
- Rabbinic sources such as Genesis Rabbah treat Sarah as a model of excellence.
- Midrash gives three accounts of how Sarah's death was tied to the Binding of Isaac.
- In Islam, Sarah is portrayed as a first cousin of Abraham, not a sister.
- The article says archaeologists had given up hope of finding historical context for the matriarchs.
What evidence it gives
The article cites the Genesis passages directly. It also cites rabbinic works such as the Talmud and the Book of Jasher. For scholarship it cites books and journal articles. A few claims carry tags asking for a citation or a named source.
Interests and limits
Wikipedia has no single named author, and any reader can edit it. The article tags one claim as needing a citation. It tags another as needing a named source. It describes traditions and does not test them.