Genesis 21:8
“And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian,.... That is, Ishmael, who is not expressed by name, but described by being…
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
The child grew and was weaned - Anglo-Saxon Version. Now the child waxed and became weaned. We have the verb to wean…
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
was weaned Weaning was often, in the East, deferred until as late as the child's third or fourth year; see 1Sa 1:24. It…
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