Luke 1:59
“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass that on the eighth day,.... The precise time fixed in the normal restitution of the ordinance of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
On the eighth day - This was the day on which it was required to circumcise children, Gen 21:4. And they called him…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
On the eighth day they came to circumcise - See an account of this institution in the note on Gen 17:10-14 (note). Had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 1:57-66
In these verses, we have,
I. The birth of John Baptist, Luk 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
on the eighth day According to the ordinance of Gen 17:12; Lev 12:3; Php 3:5. The name was then given, because at the…
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