Genesis 21:4 — Meaning and Application

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“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”

Genesis 21:4

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For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, {so that} all that hear will laugh with me.

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Genesis 21:1

"And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken."

Genesis 21:2

"For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him."

Genesis 21:3

"And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac."

Genesis 21:5

"And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him."

Genesis 21:6

"And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, {so that} all that hear will laugh with me."

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