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Sarah Giving Birth at 90

Question

How could Sarah have had a baby at the age of 90?

Answer

Abraham and Sarah themselves couldn’t believe that she could have a child in her 90’s (Gen. 17:17; 18:12-13). Her case was an exception to the natural order of things, like many other special events that we read about in the Torah.