Sarah knew of God's promise to her and to Abraham that they
would be parents to a new nation, but she grew to be an old woman, ninety-nine
years old, and she still didn't have any children. One day, Abraham invited three strangers to dinner;
hospitality was very important in the land where Abraham and Sarah pitched
their tent because there weren't any restaurants to feed travelers. Sarah began immediately to bake fresh
bread for these visitors, who were actually angels of the Lord. As she was working, she overheard one
of the strangers say to Abraham, "I shall visit you again next year, and
your wife will then have a son."
Sarah laughed out loud when she heard that, because she was too old to
have children, but the stranger assured them it was true. And sure enough, within the year Sarah
gave birth to a son. She and
Abraham named him Isaac, which in Hebrew means "laughter."
Genesis 18:1-15 and 21:1-7
Potential ornaments to make for the Jesse Tree: a loaf of bread, an angel
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