Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 21:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the {same} day that Isaac was weaned.”
Genesis 21:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, {so that} all that hear will laugh with me.
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born {him} a son in his old age.
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the {same} day that Isaac was weaned.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, {even} with Isaac.
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