Genesis 21:1
After that God's word for Sarah came true for her. Earlier he said to Abraham, “Your wife Sarah will give birth to a child.” In accordance with God's word she had a child, a boy.
Nyangumarta (portions)
In The King James Version
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 17:19In reply God said to him, “Truly your wife Sarah, she will give birth to a child. You will name him Isaac. I will look after him, in accord with my word, him and his descendants. They will be my people forever.
Genesis 18:10God said to him, “Truly after a year I will return, Sarah will give birth to a child, she will have a boy.” Nearby, inside the tent, Sarah was listening.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:1
In this chapter we have, I. Isaac, the child of promise born into Abraham's family, ver. 1-8 . II. Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman, cast out of it, ver. 9-21 . III. Abraham's league with his neighbour Abimelech, ver. 22-32 . IV. His devotion to his God, ver. 33 . Read the whole commentary →