Genesis 21:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. ”

Genesis 21:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh , “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chu...
Genesis 21:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Birth of Isaac. Genesis 21:1 b and Genesis 21:2 b - Genesis 21:5 belong to P, the editor having changed Elohim into Yahweh in Genesis 21:1 b . To J Genesis 21:1 a , Genesis 21:2...
Genesis 21:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaac. Hebrew. Let him laugh. Compare Genesis 17:17 ; Genesis 18:12 ; Genesis 18:13 ; Genesis 18:15 ; Genesis 21:6 ; Genesis 21:9 ; Genesis 26:8 .
Genesis 21:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. And Abraham called the name. Moses does not mean that Abraham was the inventor of the name; but that he adhered to the name which before had been given by the angel. This act of obedience,...
Genesis 21:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Genesis 17:7 (note).
Genesis 21:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Abraham called ... circumcised. God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was gi...
Genesis 21:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Birth of Isaac. Dismissal of Hagar and Ishmael. Covenant between Abraham and Abimelech 8. Weaned] in his second or third year, as is usual among Orientals.
Genesis 21:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Abraham called the name of his son. — Attention has been called to the fact that we have here two things contrary to subsequent usage: for, first, the father names the child, and not the mother; an...
Genesis 21:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ISHMAEL AND ISAAC Genesis 21:1-34 ; Genesis 22:1-24 Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. Which things are an allegory.- Galatians 4:22 . "Abraham stretched...
Genesis 21:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Birth of Isaac Genesis 21:1-7 God is faithful. Heaven and earth may pass, but His word cannot fail. We may wait until all human hopes have died, and then, at “God's set time,” the child is born...
Genesis 21:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At last in God's 'Set time," and in spite of all natural difficulties, the long-promised son was born. Sarah who at an earlier point had laughed with the laughter of incredulity, now laughed with the...
Genesis 21:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. This was the name, which the Lord himself had appointed. Genesis 17:19 . Isaac signifies laughter.
Genesis 21:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Abraham called the name of his son that was borne unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Which is the name he was directed to give him, Genesis 17:19 ; and he remembers the order, and is obe...
Genesis 21:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. Ver. 3. And Abraham called the name, &c. ] A ridiculous name, but such as God had imposed. All God...
Genesis 21:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE PROMISE FULFILLED IN ISAAC Now the grace of God bears its most important fruit in the history of Abraham. Sarah, at the unlikely age of 90 years, gives birth to Isaac, at the time God Himself...
Genesis 21:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Isaac. B. C. 1897. 1 And the L ORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the L...
Genesis 21:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Genesis 21:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Son is Born to Sarah and Another Son of Abraham is Cast Out ( Genesis 21:1-21 ). The account of Yahweh's fulfilment of His promise to Abraham in the giving of a son comes interestingly enough in...
Genesis 21:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 21:1 . The Lord visited Sarah.] Jehovah, the Covenant God. To “visit,” in this connection, signifies drawing near for the purpose of conferring a favour ( Genesis 1:24 ;...
Genesis 21:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Sarah Sarah, type of grace, "the freewoman," and of the "Jerusalem which is above." See ( Genesis 17:15-19 ); ( Galatians 4:22-31 ). 2 Isaac is typical in fourfold way: (1) of the Church...
Genesis 21:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 21 In the story of Hagar and Ishmael, we notice: I. The outcast. As Abraham is the father of all the faithful, so the Arab Ishmael is the father of all our outcasts. He was an impudent bo...
Genesis 21:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 21:3 . Isaac; that is, laughter or holy joy. Luke 6:21 . Sarah had once laughed through unbelief; now being ashamed of that, she could sing with Mary, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and m...
Genesis 21:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac The birth of Isaac I. AS IT ILLUSTRATES THE POWER OF GOD. 1. God’s power as distinctly seen. 2. Go...
Genesis 21:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 21:1 And the Lord —Jehovah ; not because the verse is Jehovistic (Knobel, Bleek, et alii ) , but because the promise naturally falls to be implemented by him who ga...
Genesis 21:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaac Born, Circumcised, and Weaned
Genesis 21:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 21:6 Genesis 21:12 Genesis 17:19 Genesis 22:2 Joshua 24:3 Matthew 1:2 Acts 7:8 Romans 9:7 Hebrews 11:18
Genesis 21:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Birth of Isaac Genesis 21:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Genesis 20:1-18 is a chapter that is vital in many ways. 1. It shows us that even God's best may err through unbelief. Abraham, in fe...

Genesis 21:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 21:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 21:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 21:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 21:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Genesis 21:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 21:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 21:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 21:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 21:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 21:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary