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Genesis 21:2

And she conceived and gave birth to a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold to her.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.

3And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sarah bore for him, Isaac.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:19And God said to Abraham: “Your wife Sarah shall give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant, and with his offspring after him.

Genesis 18:10And he said to him, “When returning, I will come to you at this time, with life as a companion, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Hearing this, Sarah laughed behind the door of the tent.

Joshua 24:3Then I brought your father Abraham from the parts of Mesopotamia, and I led him into the land of Canaan. And I multiplied his offspring,

Luke 1:24Then, after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself for five months, saying:

Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he conceived Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac conceived Jacob, and Jacob, the twelve Patriarchs.

Galatians 4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons: one by a servant woman, and one by a free woman.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:2-9

The Birth of Isaac. ( b. c. 1897.) 1 And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 And Sarah said, God… Read the whole commentary →

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