Mga Sanggunian sa Talmud para sa Genesis 17:15: Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot, Jerusalem Talmud Megillah, Berakhot & Rosh Hashanah

Similarly, does he who calls Sarah Sarai transgress a commandment? He³⁰⁸Abraham alone was commanded not to call Sarah Sarai as it is written (Gen. 17:15): “God said to Abraham: Your wife Sarai, do not call her name Sarai but Sarah is her name.” The commandment to call Sarai Sarah was directed to Abraham alone. was commanded regarding her. Similarly, does he who calls Israel Jacob transgress a commandment? The second name was given him in addition, the first was not taken away from him³⁰⁹Since the Torah continues to call him Jacob even after he received his new name of Israel..

HALAKHAH: [“The only difference between a public altar and a private altar, etc.”] Rebbi Joḥanan spent three years that he did not visit the house of assembly because of pain. At the end Rebbi Eleazar saw in his dream: Tomorrow Sinai will come down and bring a new insight. He came and said before them, from where is this truth verified that divine service is by firstborns?⁴⁷⁰Mishnah Zevaḥim14:4: Before the Tabernacle was erected private altars were permitted and the service was in the hands of the firstborn. From this verse⁴⁷¹Num. 3:13. The reference is to the later part of the verse, I sanctified for Me every firstborn in Israel., for Mine is every firstborn; on the day when I smote every firstborn in the Land of Egypt, etc. And it is written⁴⁷²Ex. 12:12. The firstborn were sanctified to God because the gods of Egypt were destroyed., and on all gods of Egypt I shall pass judgment, etc. Before that what were they doing? Rebecca took the desirable garments of her older son Esaw, which were with her in the house⁴⁷³Gen. 27:15.. What are “the desirable”? That he was acting as High Priest. Rebbi Levi said, the Eternal broke the staff of the evildoers⁴⁷⁴Is. 14:5., these are the firstborn who were the first to sacrifice to the Calf⁴⁷⁵Num. rabba 4(5)..

In her case the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Abraham, "As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be" (ibid. v. 15).