Jehovah explained why he chose that name for this beloved woman: “I will bless her and also give you a son by her; I will bless her and she will become nations; kings of peoples will come from her. ” ​ — Genesis 17: 5, 15, 16.
ובירכתיה והייתה לגויים. מלכי עמים ממנה יהיו ” (‏ בראשית י ” ז: 5 ,‏ 15, 16‏) .‏