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Sarah Related to Abraham

Question

How was Abraham’s wife Sarai related to him? I have heard that she the daughter of his brother Haran. Is it right?

Answer

That is correct. She was his niece, but raised with him in his father’s home like a sister, after Haran died.

Regards, Eliahu Levenson

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