Genesis 21:4
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, at eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
In Context
3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Cross References
Genesis 17:10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and between you, and between thy seed after thee: Every man-child among you shall be circumcised.
Exodus 12:48And when a stranger sojourneth with thee, and will prepare the passover to the Lord, let his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and prepare it, and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
Deuteronomy 12:32(13:1) What thing soever I command you, even that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, and thou shalt not diminish therefrom.
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 →