Genesis 21:4
“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Abraham was an hundred years old when son Isaac was born unto him. So that this was years after his departure from…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 21:1-34
- The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Abraham circumcised his son - See note on Gen 17:10, etc.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 21:1-8
Long-looked-for comes at last. The vision concerning the promised seed is for an appointed time, and now, at the end, it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
circumcised Abraham fulfilled the command of Gen 17:10 (P). That Isaac, the son of the promise, was circumcised on the…
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