And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'
וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרָה--צְחֹק, עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹהִים: כָּל-הַשֹּׁמֵעַ, יִצְחַק-לִי
-- Genesis 21:6 --
This was said after God had promised the barren Sarah that she and husband Abraham would bear a son in their advanced old age.
I am thinking of this statue, called "Sarah," by Rita Paran, based on that Bible verse, because today our City Daily Photo bloggers group is sharing a Theme Day about LAUGHTER.
Back in 2011 I was walking very early through the still-closed Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem.
I was shocked to see the cleaning man throw a bucket of water on one of the Bible Stories statues!
But our matriarch Sarah just laughed.
She seemed quite tickled when the cleaner scrubbed her with his broom.
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(Linking to City Daily Photo, Our World Tuesday, and Weekend Reflections.)
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