Genesis 21:1

The Lord visited Sarah That is, was present with her in his mercy, power, and faithfulness, to perform his gracious promise of giving her a child.

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¹ And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 21:1