Change the Names

God changes name of Abram to Abraham: "And it will not be called your name Abram, and your name will be Abraham ... " [Genesis 17:5]

God changes name of Sarai: "And God said to Abraham, your wife Sarai you will not call her name Sarai, as her name is Sarah." [Genesis 17:15]

God changed names of Abram and Sarai.
To the name of Abram, the letter "h" adds, and from now it is Abraham.
In the name of Sarai, the letter "i" exchanged in "h", and from now it is Sarah.
The letters of name of Abram rejoiced very much on the change of the name, they moved to both sides, and turn faces respected to the letter "h", and accepted it in joyful.
Also the letters of name of Sarai rejoiced very much on the change in the name:
From now the letter "h", the big and honor, exchange the place of the letter "i", the small and rocking between the letters, the letter only witout reaching to legs of the other letters.
There was many joyful among the letters, and in the time of the joyful, nervous of the letter "i" disappeared from spring of the letters.

The sad letter "i" stood alone in the corner, and it was confused and ashamed, and tears in its eyes.
Why get out me from yhe name of Sarah?
What is sin of it?
The letter "i" walked and compained before God.
The letter "i" weeped and said: "If I am because of small, now also remove me?
If it is not enough for me that I stand only on one small leg, that even if not reaching to the ground?"
It sobbed, "Always it looks like for me that soon moment and I will fall and here now really remove me among the honor name of Sarai."

God heard its claim of the letter "i", and understood its heart.
God said to it: "Don't be sorry small "i", in truth you are small, but I will remember you to good, and I will decorate as my name.
You will be among the name Lord."
Its eyes of the "i" gleamed behind to its tears.
God continued, "And also mone many days I will not forget you."
When to people Israel important and brame reader - Hosia - will rise, I will name his name to Joshua.
Then I will put you small "i" in the first of letters of his name."
The letter "i" rejoiced and more was not sorry to its heart.





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