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2 Stories, Updated April 24

Names have power. Was God afraid of Sarai’s?

April 24, 2026 No Comments
Growing up, I was told that Sarai meant princess and Sarah meant my princess. A convenient and sanitized explanation. 

According to a more scholarly textual interpretation, Sarai means Ruler or Chieftain. But in the Masculine framing, not a wife but a pagan ruler. Others interpret it to mean quarrelsome, a [...]

Does anyone else think Sarah sacrificed herself to save Isaac?

April 24, 2026 1 Comment
I've always found the story of Isaac a bit odd, in both what is says and what it doesn't say. To recap, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Abraham takes this request without question, which is pretty dark.

What happens next has some strange gaps. [...]

Names have power. Was God afraid of Sarai’s?

April 24, 2026 No Comments
Growing up, I was told that Sarai meant princess and Sarah meant my princess. A convenient and sanitized explanation. 

According to a more scholarly textual interpretation, Sarai means Ruler or Chieftain. But in the Masculine framing, not a wife but a pagan ruler. Others interpret it to mean quarrelsome, a [...]
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