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Genesis 21:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.” "
Genesis 21:6
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4 Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
6 Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
7 She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
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Genesis 21:1
"The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken."
Genesis 21:2
"Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him."
Genesis 21:3
"Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac."
Genesis 21:4
"Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him."
Genesis 21:5
"Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him."
Genesis 21:7
"She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”"
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