“Queen.” Also rendered Sarai, Sara, Serah, Serai. Persian forms referred to a matriarchal government, evolving into “temple of women,” seraglio, or harem.
Sareh was the maternal goddess of the “Abraham” tribe that formed an alliance with Egypt in the 3rd millennium B.C. This was the real meaning of the embarrassing biblical story about Abraham pimping for his wife (Genesis 12). According to Jewish tradition, Sareh ranked higher than her husband, and her death brought “confusion” to a nation that was in good order while she lived. She was interred in the holy cave of Machpelah, a womb-necropolis of the Goddess of the Anakim. Votive idols in this cave were later adopted by the Jews and called by the names of deified ancestors: Sareh, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob.
Walker, Barbara G. (1983). The woman's encyclopedia of myths and secrets. HarperCollins.
