Sarah

• General Notes
  • Barren. Manipulated Abraham to sleep w/her handmaiden in order to bear children. Once Hagar became pregnant and birthed Ishmael, she despised and disrespected Sarah. Sarah came to hate Hagar and demanded Abraham get rid of Hagar and Ishmael. Gen. 16, 21
    Relationship b/t Sarah & Hagar: contempt, devaluation/exploitation, competition, family division
    Relationship b/t Sarah & Isaac: parent-child power-alliance, overprotection, spoiling
    Relationship b/t Sarah & Abraham: devaluation/exploitation, blame, collusion, deception

Details of Sarah's family with Abraham