as making a point. Sarai/Sarah moves from having a name that would not mean anything to one that would mean something. The covenant turns Sarai into a queen, a princess, a lady. While God does not point to this implication (it is the fact of the change that counts), the implication of Sarah’s being a queen is hinted in what follows. She is to become the mother of nations, and kings are to be born from her, people such as Saul, David, Solomon, and the kings who will follow. In Britain we sometimes